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Dissolved Oxygen and Steelhead Trout Embryo

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Species Common Name
Steelhead Trout
Latin Name (Genus species)
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Stressor Name
Dissolved Oxygen
Specific Stressor Metric
Dissolved Oxygen Concentration
Stressor Units
mg/L
Vital Rate (Process)
Growth

Life Stage

Season
Emergence
Geography
Lincoln County, Oregon
Detailed SR Function Description
Relation between dissolved oxygen concentration and survival of steelhead embryos in natural redds.
Function Derivation
field study
Function Type
continuous
Stressor Scale
linear
Citation(s)
Bjornn, T. C., & Reiser, D. W. (1991). Habitat requirements of salmonids in streams. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, 19(837), 105.
Coble, D. W. (1961). Influence of water exchange and dissolved oxygen in redds on survival of steelhead trout embryos. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 90(4), 469-474.
Images
Stressor Response csv data
sr_curve (7).csv (417 bytes)
Stressor (X) Mean System Capacity (%) SD low.limit up.limit
2.65 14.08 7.80 14.08 14.08
3.00 16.36 5.52 16.36 16.36
3.62 19.78 12.36 19.78 19.78
4.22 23.02 9.13 23.02 23.02
4.79 26.06 13.32 26.06 26.06
5.51 30.05 9.32 30.05 30.05
6.00 32.91 13.89 32.91 32.91
6.61 36.14 10.65 36.14 36.14
7.31 40.14 14.84 40.14 40.14
8.34 45.84 13.51 45.84 45.84
9.04 49.65 11.98 49.65 49.65
9.18 50.41 11.03 50.41 50.41

Stressor Response Chart