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Other Recovery Related Publications

Artificial Propagation

Levin P.S., Zabel R.W. and J.G. Williams. 2001. The road to extinction is paved with good intentions: negative association of fish hatcheries with threatened salmon. Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B 268:1153-1158.

Levin P.S. and J.G. Williams. 2002. Interspecific effects of artifically propagated fish: an additional conservation risk for salmon. Conservation Biology 16:1581-1587.

McClure M., F. Utter, C. Baldwin, R. Carmichael, P. Spruell, T. Cooney, P. Hassemer, P. Howell, H. Schaller and C. Petrosky. 2007. Considering Alternative Artificial Propagation Programs: implications for the viability of Listed Anadromous Salmonids in the Interior Columbia River. TRT report released for co-manager use. 72 pp with figures.

Climate

Battin, J., M. Wiley, M. Ruckelshaus, R. Palmer, E. Korb, K. Bartz, and H. Imaki. 2007. Projected impacts of future climate change on salmon habitat restoration actions in a Puget Sound river. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 104: 6720-6725.

Beechie, T., E. Buhle, M. Ruckelshaus, A. Fullerton, and L. Holsinger. 2006. Hydrologic regime and the conservation of salmon life history diversity. Biological Conservation 130: 560-572.

Zabel R., M. Scheuerell, M. McClure and J. G. Williams. 2006. The interplay between climate variability and density dependence in the population viability of Chinook salmon. Conservation Biology 20(1): 190-200.

Genetics and Diversity

Gustafson, R. G., R. S. Waples, J. M. Myers, L. Weitkamp, G. J. Bryant, O. W. Johnson, and J. J. Hard. 2007. Pacific salmon extinctions: quantifying lost and remaining diversity. Conservation Biology 21:1009-1020.

Ford M.J. 1998. Testing models of migration and isolation among populations of chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tschawytscha). Evolution 52:539-557.

Ford M.J. 2000. Effects of natural selection on patterns of DNA sequence variation at the transferrin, somatolactin, and p53 genes within and among chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) populations. Mol. Ecol. 9:843-855.

Hard, J. J. 1994. Genetics and salmon management: expanded summary of a panel discussion. Pp. 151-163 In: Park, L. K., P. Moran, and R. S. Waples (eds.), Application of DNA Technology to the Management of Pacific Salmon, U.S. Dep. Commer., NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-NWFSC-17, 178p.

Hard, J. J. 1995. Genetic monitoring of life-history characters in salmon supplementation: problems and opportunities. American Fisheries Society Symposium 15:212-225.

Wang, S., J. J. Hard, and F. Utter. 2002. Genetic variation and fitness in salmonids. Conservation Genetics 3:321-333.

Waples, R.S. 1990a. Conservation genetics of Pacific salmon. II. Effective population size and the rate of loss of genetic variability. J. Hered. 81:267-276.

Waples, R.S. 1990b. Conservation genetics of Pacific salmon. III. Estimating effective population size. J. Hered. 81:277-289.

Waples, R. S., R. G. Gustafson, L. A. Weitkamp, J. M. Myers, O. W. Johnson, P. J. Busby, J. J. Hard, G. J. Bryant, F. W. Waknitz, K. Neely, D. Teel, W. S. Grant, G. A. Winans, S. Phelps, A. Marshall, and B. M. Baker. 2001. Characterizing diversity in Pacific salmon from the Pacific Northwest. Journal of Fish Biology 59(a):1-41.

Population Studies

McElhany, P., M. H. Ruckelshaus, M. J. Ford, T. C. Wainwright, E. P. Bjorkstedt. 2000. Viable salmon populations and the recovery of evolutionarily significant units. U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA Tech. Memo., NMFS-NWFSC-42, 156 p.

Teel, D. J., G. B. Milner, G. A. Winans, and W. S. Grant. 2000. Genetic population structure and origin of life-history types in chinook salmon in British Columbia, Canada. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 129: 194-209.

Waples, R.S. 2002. Definition and estimation of effective population size in the conservation of endangered species, pp. 147-168 in Population Viability Analysis, edited by S.R. Beissinger and D.R. McCullough. University of Chicago Press, Chicago.

Recovery and Habitat Models

Beechie, T.J., M. Ruckelshaus, E. Buhle, A. Fullerton, L. Holsinger. 2006. Hydrologic regime and the conservation of salmon life history diversity. Biological Conservation 130(4):560-572.

Fullerton, A., D. Jensen, A. Steel, D. Miller, and P. McElhany. Evaluating uncertainty associated with multiple models in a habitat recovery planning tool. (In Preparation)

Jensen, D., A. Steel, A. Fullerton, and G. Pess. Impact of fine sediment on egg-to-fry survival of Pacific salmon: a meta-analysis of published studies. (In Preparation)

Scheuerell, M., R. Hilborn, M. Ruckelshaus, K. L. Bartz, K. Lagueux, A. Haas, and K. Rawson. 2006. Shiraz: A model framework for incorporating fish-habitat relationships in conservation planning. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science. 63: 1596-1607.

Sheer, M.B. and E.A. Steel. 2006. Lost watersheds: barriers, aquatic habitat connectivity and salmon persistence in the Willamette and Lower Columbia basins. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 135:1654-1669.

Steel, E.A., B.E. Feist, D. Jenson, G.R. Pess, M.B. Sheer, J. Brauner, and R.E. Bilby. 2004. Landscape models to understand steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) distribution and help prioritize barrier removals in the Willamette Basin, OR, U.S.A. Canadian J. Fish.Aquat. Sci. 61:999-1011.

Steel, E.A., T.J. Beechie, M. Ruckelshaus, A.H. Fullerton, P. McElhany, and P. Roni. Mind the gap: Uncertainty and model communication between managers and scientists. H. Michael, C. Steward, and E.Knudsen, eds. American Fisheries Society Symposium 2005.

Steel, A., A. Fullerton, Y. Caras, M. Sheer, P. Olson, D. Jensen, J. Burke, M. Maher, D. Miller, and P. McElhany. May 2007. A decision-support tool for assessing watershed-scale habitat recovery strategies for ESA-listed salmonids. Lewis River Case Study Final Report. Northwest Fisheries Science Center, Seattle, WA. 190 pgs. http://www.nwfsc.noaa.gov/research/divisions/ec/wpg/lewis_river.cfm

Steel, A., A. Fullerton, Y. Caras, M. Sheer, P.Olson, D. Jensen, J. Burke, M. Maher, and P. McElhany. A spatially explicit decision support system for managing wide ranging species. (In Preparation)

Recovery Science

McClure, M. and M. Ruckelshaus. 2007. Collaborative science: moving ecosystem-based management forward in Puget Sound. Fisheries 32: 458-461

Ruckelshaus, M., P. Levin. J. Johnson and P. Kareiva. 2002. The Pacific salmon wars: What science brings to the challenge of recovering species. Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics. 33:665-706.

Ruckelshaus, M., P. McElhany and M. J. Ford. 2003. Recovering species of conservation concern: are populations expendable? Pp. 305-329. In: P. Kareiva and S. Levin (eds.) The Importance of Species: Perspectives on expendability and triage. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ.

Ruckelshaus, M. and D. Darm. 2006. Science and Implementation. Pp. 104-126. In: J. M. Scott, D. D. Goble and F. W. Davis (eds.) The Endangered Species Act at 30: Conserving Biodiversity in Human-Dominated Landscapes Vol. 2. Island Press, Washington, D.C.

Ruckelshaus M.H., and M. McClure. 2007. Sound Science: Synthesizing ecological and socioeconomic information about the Puget Sound ecosystem. U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NMFS), Northwest Fisheries Science Center, Seattle, Washington. Pp. 93.

Recovery Strategies

Bartz, K., K. Lagueux, M. D. Scheuerell, T. Beechie, M. Ruckelshaus. 2006. Translating alternative land use restoraiton scenarios into changes in stream conditions: a first step in evaluating salmon recovery strategies. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science. 63: 1578-1595.

Fullerton, A., A. Steel, Y. Caras, and I. Lange. Effect of budget,project cost, and spatial distribution of restoration on predicted benefits to freshwater habitat and fish populations. (In Preparation)

Fullerton, A., A. Steel, Y. Caras, M. Sheer, P. Olson, and J. Kaje. Incorporating future trends in land use into comparisons of alternative restoration strategies: an application of a spatially-explicit analytical tool. (In Preparation)

Good, T., T. Harms, and M. Ruckelshaus. 2003. Misuse of checklist assessments in endangered species recovery efforts. Conservation Ecology 7(2): 12. [online] URL: http://www.consecol.org/vol7/iss2/art12

Good, T. P., T. J. Beechie, P. McElhany, M. M. McClure, M. H. Ruckelshaus. 2007. Recovery planning for Endangered Species Act-listed Pacific salmon: Using science to inform goals and strategies. Fisheries 32: 426-440.

McClure M., B. Sanderson, E. Holmes and C. Jordan. 2003. A large-scale, multi-species status assessment: salmonids in the Columbia River Basin. Ecological Applications. 13: 964-989.

Sanderson, B.L., E.A. Steel, T.J. Beechie, G.R. Pess, M.B. Sheer, and C.A. Campbell. 2003. Analyses for Phase I recovery planning: Setting recovery goals. In T.J. Beechie,, E.A. Steel, P. Roni, and E. Quimby (eds.), Ecosystem recovery planning for listed salmon: An integrated assessment approach for salmon habitat. National Marine Fisheries Service, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, Seattle, WA. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-NWFSC-58. 183 pp.

Threats, Risk, and Limiting Factors

Good, T., J. Davies, B. Burke, and M. Ruckelshaus. 2007. Incorporating catastrophic risk assessments into setting conservation goals for threatened Pacific salmon. In press at Ecological Applications.

Good, Thomas P., M. McClure, B. P. Sandford, K.A. Barnas, D.M. Marsh, B.A. Ryan, E. Casillas. 2007.Quantifying the effect of Caspian Tern predation on threatened and endangered Pacific salmon in the Columbia River. Endangered Species Research 3:11-21.

Hoekstra, J., K. Bartz, M. Ruckelshaus, J. Moslemi and T. Harms. 2007. Quantitative threat analysis for management of an imperiled species—Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). Ecological Applications 17: 2061-2073.

Ruckelshaus, M., P. McElhany, M. McClure and S. Heppell. 2004. Chinook salmon in Puget Sound: Effects of spatially correlated catastrophes on persistence. Pp. 208-218, In R. Ackakaya, M. Burgman, O. Kindvall, C.C. Wood, P. Sjogren-Gulve, J. S. Hatfield and M. A. McCarthy (eds.) Species Conservation and Management: Case Studies. Oxford Univ. Press.