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Colonial Waterbird Predation on Juvenile Salmonids Tagged with Passive Integrated Transponders in the Columbia River Estuary: Vulnerability of Different Salmonid Species, Stocks, and Rearing Types

2001; Wiley; Volume: 130; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1577/1548-8659(2001)130 2.0.co;2

1548-8659

Ken Collis, Daniel D. Roby, David P. Craig, Brad Ryan, Richard D. Ledgerwood,

Avian ecology and behavior

Transactions of the American Fisheries SocietyVolume 130, Issue 3 p. 385-396 Article Colonial Waterbird Predation on Juvenile Salmonids Tagged with Passive Integrated Transponders in the Columbia River Estuary: Vulnerability of Different Salmonid Species, Stocks, and Rearing Types Ken Collis, Corresponding Author Ken Collis [email protected] Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, 729 Northeast Oregon, Suite 200, Portland, Oregon, 97232 USA[email protected]Search for more papers by this authorDaniel D. Roby, Daniel D. Roby U.S. Geological Survey, Oregon Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University, 104 Nash Hall, Corvallis, Oregon, 97331-3803 USASearch for more papers by this authorDavid P. Craig, David P. Craig U.S. Geological Survey, Oregon Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University, 104 Nash Hall, Corvallis, Oregon, 97331-3803 USASearch for more papers by this authorBrad A. Ryan, Brad A. Ryan National Marine Fisheries Service, Point Adams Biological Field Station, Post Office Box 155, Hammond, Oregon, 97121-0155 USASearch for more papers by this authorRichard D. Ledgerwood, Richard D. Ledgerwood National Marine Fisheries Service, Point Adams Biological Field Station, Post Office Box 155, Hammond, Oregon, 97121-0155 USASearch for more papers by this author Ken Collis, Corresponding Author Ken Collis [email protected] Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, 729 Northeast Oregon, Suite 200, Portland, Oregon, 97232 USA[email protected]Search for more papers by this authorDaniel D. Roby, Daniel D. Roby U.S. Geological Survey, Oregon Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University, 104 Nash Hall, Corvallis, Oregon, 97331-3803 USASearch for more papers by this authorDavid P. Craig, David P. Craig U.S. Geological Survey, Oregon Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University, 104 Nash Hall, Corvallis, Oregon, 97331-3803 USASearch for more papers by this authorBrad A. Ryan, Brad A. Ryan National Marine Fisheries Service, Point Adams Biological Field Station, Post Office Box 155, Hammond, Oregon, 97121-0155 USASearch for more papers by this authorRichard D. Ledgerwood, Richard D. Ledgerwood National Marine Fisheries Service, Point Adams Biological Field Station, Post Office Box 155, Hammond, Oregon, 97121-0155 USASearch for more papers by this author First published: 09 January 2011 https://doi.org/10.1577/1548-8659(2001)130 2.0.CO;2Citations: 93 Present address: Real Time Research, 201 Yellowtail Hawk Avenue, Bend, Oregon 97701, USA. Present address: David P. Craig, Willamette University, Department of Biology, Salem, OR, 97301. Supported jointly by the United States Geological Survey, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, and Oregon State University. Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract Passive integrated transponder (PIT) tags implanted in Columbia River basin juvenile salmonids Oncorhyncus spp. were recovered from breeding colonies of Caspian terns Sterna caspia and double-crested cormorants Phalacrocorax auritus on Rice Island, a dredge spoil island in the Columbia River estuary. Tags were recovered to assess the relative vulnerability of different salmonid species, stocks, and rearing types to avian predators. We detected 50,221 PIT tags at the two bird colonies, mostly from juvenile chinook salmon O. tshawytscha and steelhead O. mykiss raised in hatcheries; 72% of the total tags were from the tern colony and 28% from the cormorant colony. Tagged steelhead smolts were more vulnerable to predation by both bird species than were yearling chinook salmon. More than 15% of PIT tags from steelhead smolts that were available in the estuary in 1998 were detected at the bird colonies compared with 2% of PIT tags from yearling chinook salmon. The greater vulnerability of steelhead may reflect size-dependent selection by avian predators. Salmonids listed under the Endangered Species Act and unlisted salmonids were equally vulnerable to predation by both terns and cormorants. 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