Invertebrates of Meadow Creek, Union County, Oregon, and their use as food by trout.

Carl E. McLemore; William R. Meehan

doi:10.2737/PNW-RP-394

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Invertebrates of Meadow Creek, Union County, Oregon, and their use as food by trout.

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Authors:

Carl E. McLemore, William R. Meehan

Year:

1988

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Pacific Northwest Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/PNW-RP-394

Source:

Res. Pap. PNW-RP-394. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 13 p

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Abstract

From 1976 to 1980, invertebrates were collected three times each year from several reaches of Meadow Creek in eastern Oregon. Five sampling methods were used: benthos, drift, sticky traps, water traps, and fish stomachs. A total of 372 taxa were identified, of which 239 were used as food by rainbow trout (steelhead; Salmo gairdneri Richardson). Of the taxa found in trout stomachs, 71 (29.5 percent) were terrestrial.

Keywords

Invertebrates, aquatic life, salmonids

Citation

McLemore, Carl E.; Meehan, William R. 1988. Invertebrates of Meadow Creek, Union County, Oregon, and their use as food by trout. Res. Pap. PNW-RP-394. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 13 p