Life History Characteristics of Freshwater Fishes Occurring in British Columbia, with Major Emphasis on Lake Habitat Requirements

Download or read book Life History Characteristics of Freshwater Fishes Occurring in British Columbia, with Major Emphasis on Lake Habitat Requirements written by Marlene Helene Marie Roberge and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Habitat requirements, specifically the lake habitat requirements, of 81 species and 13 additional subspecies and forms of freshwater fish that exist in British Columbia were summarized. Of the 94 freshwater species/subspecies, 78 occur in lakes for at least part of their life cycle. The remaining 16 species/subspecies either do not frequent lakes, or there was not sufficient information available on their lake habitat requirements. The life cycle stages defined in this report include the spawning period, young-of-the-year, juvenile and adult stages. Three habitat characteristics were summarized for each life stage. These include depth, substrate type and cover type. Overall, there is a general lack of information pertaining to the lake habitat requirements for the majority of the fish species that are found in BC. In particular, research and information on lake habitat requirements is lacking for the minnows, suckers, sculpins, lamprey, sticklebacks, and white sturgeon.