The Missouri River Benthic Fishes Study

Population Structure and Habitat Use of Benthic Fishes Along the
Missouri and Lower Yellowstone Rivers

A multi-year, basin-wide research effort to help resource managers assess the status of benthic (bottom-dwelling) fishes and to evaluate how channel and flow alteration affects Missouri River fishes. Sampling occurred from 1996-1998 and results are currently being finalized.

The completed chapters of the Benthic Fish Study are available on the U.S. Corps of Engineers web page.

Overview and Project Background 

Benthic Fish Volume 3: Fish Distribution and Abundance (11 mb pdf)

Historical Publications 

Population Structure and Habitat Use of Benthic Fishes Along the Missouri River 1996 Annual Report (pdf)

Population Structure and Habitat Use of Benthic Fishes Along the Missouri and Lower Yellowstone Rivers 1997 Annual Report (pdf)

Missouri River Benthic Fish Consortium 1998 Standard Operating Procedures

List of Project Products - August 2001

Links

Historical overview web page from South Dakota State University

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