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Environmental Studies
Undergraduate 3
03/10/2012

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Term
life duration of gorbushca species
Definition
always two years
Term
life duration of keta species
Definition
3-5 years
Term
life duration of nerka spp.
Definition
4-5 years
Term
life duration of kisutch spp.
Definition
3-4 years
Term
life duration of tshawytscha spp.
Definition
3-5 years
Term
freshwater rearing time for gorbuscha spp.
Definition
none
Term
freshwater rearing time for keta spp.
Definition
none
Term
freshwater rearing time for nerka spp.
Definition
one year in lakes
Term
freshwater rearing time for kisutch spp.
Definition
1-2 years in stream
Term
freshwater rearing for tshawytscha spp.
Definition
0-2 years in streams
Term
common name for anadramous mykiss spp.
Definition
steelhead trout
Term
common name for non-anadramous mykiss spp.
Definition
rainbow trout
Term
main characteristics of the family salmonidae
Definition
  1. adipose fin
  2. always lateral line present
  3. no spines in fins; fleshy dorsal fin
  4. juveniles have parr marks (except pink)
Term
What makes salmon turn red?
Definition
  • indicative of the individual's fitness
  • turn red to attract a partner for spawning
  • if you can turn very red you have a lot of energy reserves to be able to accomplish this therefore attractive as a mating partner
Term

Juvenile salmonid key:

parr marks are not present

Definition
pink salmon (O. gorbuscha)
Term

Juvenile salmonid key:

 

NO parr marks below later line

Definition

 

Chum salmon (O. keta)

Term

Juvenile salmonid key:

 

Parr marks below lateral line YES

Parr marks spaced evenly NO

Definition

 

Sockeye salmon (O.nerka)

Term

Juvenile salmonid key:

 

Parr marks below lateral line YES

Parrk markes evenly spaced YES

Parr marks wider than interspaces YES

Definition

 

Chinook spp. (O. tschawytscha)

Term

Juvenile Salmonid Key:

 

Parr marks below lateral line YES

Parr marks evenly spaced YES

Parr marks wider than interspaces NO

Definition
Coho (O. kisutch)
Term
Characteristics of the genus salmo
Definition
  • light body with dark spots
  • i.e. brown trout and atlantic salmon
Term
Characteristics of the genus salvelinus
Definition
  • dark body with light spots
  • i.e. lake and brook trout
Term
Riparian reserve zone
Definition
established to protect fish habitat, biodiversity and water values
Term
Riparian Management Zone
Definition
established to conserve the fish, wildlife values of the riparian management zone and to protect the riparian reserve zone
Term
Riparian management area:
Definition
Riparian reserve zone + riparian management zone
Term
What is the average channel width(m), reserve zone width (m) and management zone width (m) associated with a class S1 Fish bearing stream?
Definition
  • avg. channel width = 20-100m
  • reserve zone width = 50 m
  • management zone width= 20 m
Term
What is the average channel width, reserve zone width (m) and management zone width (m) associated  with a S2 fish bearing stream?
Definition
  • average channel width= 5-20m
  • reserve zone width= 30m
  • management zone width= 20 m

 

Term
What is the average channel width (m), reserve zone width (m) and management zone width (m) associated with a S3 fish bearing stream?
Definition

average channel width = 1.5-5m

reserve zone width= 20 m

management zone width= 20m

Term
What is the average channel width (m), reserve zone width (m) and management zone width (m) associated with an S4 fish bearing stream?
Definition

Average channel width= less than 1.5 meters

Reserve zone width= 0m

management zone width= 30m

Term
What is the average channel width (m), reserve zone width (m) and management zone width (m) associated with an S5 non fish bearing stream?
Definition

average channel width= greater than 3 m

reserve zone width = 0 m

management zone width= 30 m

Term
What is the average channel width (m), reserve zone width and management zone width associated with a S5 non fish bearing stream?
Definition

average channel width= less than 3 m

reserve zone width = 0m

management zone width= 20m

Term
Management principles outlined in the Riparian Management Guidlines for streamside areas prone to blowdown?
Definition
  • leave as many trees in the management zone as possible
  • consider widening the management zone to a windfirm boundary, or establish a windfirm boundary in the existing management zone by feathering the edges, thinning, topping or limbing
Term
What are Fisheries Sensitive Zones (FMZs) and how are they protected under the Riparian Management Guidelines of the Forest Practices Act?
Definition
  • FSZs may be permanent or only seasonally wetted and include but are not limited to active floodplains, small tributaries, side channels, marshes, pools etc.
  • If FSZs occur within the MZ then forestry activities should not occur in the MZ
  • if FSZs occur outside the Riparian Management Area, then a 5m machine exclusion zone must be delineated
Term
what order are sculpins in?
Definition
Scorpaeniformes
Term
What order is Cyprinidae in?
Definition
Cypriniformes
Term
What order is Catostomidae in?
Definition
Cypriniformes
Term
What order is Centrarchidae in?
Definition
Perciformes
Term
What is a common example from the family Cyprinidae?
Definition
nooksack dace
Term
What is a common example from the family Centrarchidae?
Definition
largemouth  bass
Term
what is a common example from the family Acipenseridae?
Definition
green sturgeon
Term
What is a common example from the family Gadidae?
Definition
burbot
Term
What is an example from the sub-family Thymallinae?
Definition
Arctic grayling
Term
What is a common example from the sub-family Coregoninae?
Definition
lake whitefish
Term
What sub-family is char in?
Definition
Salmoninae
Term
What is a common example from the family Ictaluridae?
Definition
brown bullhead
Term
What is a common example from the family Cottidae?
Definition
Cultus Lake pygmy sculpin
Term
What is a common example from the family Gasterostidae?
Definition
threespine stickleback
Term
What order are pacific salmon in?
Definition
Salmoniformes
Term
What order is the family Percidae in?
Definition
Perciformes
Term
What family is the subfamily Coregoninae in?
Definition
Salmonidae
Term
What family is the sub-family Thymallinae in?
Definition
Salmonidae
Term
Is there an air bladder for the order Scorpaenifomes?
Definition
NO
Term
How is the air bladded for Perciformes?
Definition
closed
Term
what is the air bladder for Cypriniformes?
Definition
open
Term
What is the air bladder for Salmoniformes?
Definition
open
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