North Cascades Fish Population Estimates

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Gary L. Larson and William J. Liss

Publication_Date: Unpublished Material

Title: North Cascades Fish Population Estimates

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: spreadsheet

Description:

Abstract:

This data set contains spreadsheets describing fish capture data and estimated fish populations in lakes of the North Cascades National Park Service Complex, Washington, USA.

Purpose:

Data were collected as part of a mountain lake study to evaluate impacts of stocked trout on native biota.

Supplemental_Information: Science Information System Project # 70-52 Accession # 5001354

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 1991

Ending_Date: 1993

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent:

North Cascades National Park Service Complex (N. Cascades National Park, Lake Chelan National Recreation Area, Ross Lake National Recreation Area), Washington, USA

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -121.7

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -120.5

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 49

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.25

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Theme_Keyword: trout population

Theme_Keyword: mountain lakes

Theme_Keyword: population estimates

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Place_Keyword: Washington

Place_Keyword: USA

Place_Keyword: North Cascades National Park

Place_Keyword: Lake Chelan National Recreation Area

Place_Keyword: Ross Lake National Recreation Area

Taxonomy:

Keywords/Taxon:

Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Taxonomic_Keywords: fish

Taxonomic_Keywords: trout

Taxonomic_System:

Identification_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Wydoski, R.S., and R.R. Whitney

Publication_Date: 1979

Title: Inland fishes of Washington

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: field guide

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Seattle, Washington

Publisher: University of Washington Press

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Kingdom

Taxon_Rank_Value: Animalia

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Phylum

Taxon_Rank_Value: Chordata

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Sub Phylum

Taxon_Rank_Value: Vertebrata

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Class

Taxon_Rank_Value: Actinopterygii

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Order

Taxon_Rank_Value: Salmoniformes

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Family

Taxon_Rank_Value: Salmonidae

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus

Taxon_Rank_Value: Oncorhynchus

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: clarki

Applicable_Common_Name: cutthroat trout

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: mykiss

Applicable_Common_Name: rainbow trout

Access_Constraints:

Data are available after final research results have been published

Use_Constraints: None

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Larson, Gary L.

Contact_Organization:

U.S. Geological Survey Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center (FRESC)

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 3200 SW Jefferson Way

City: Corvallis

State_or_Province: OR

Postal_Code: 97331

Country: U.S.A

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (541) 750-7396

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gary_l._larson@usgs.gov

Data_Set_Credit:

Funding and assistance for this project was provided by the National Park Service; personnel of the North Cascades National Park; personnel of the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Oregon State University; personnel of the Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, U.S. Department of Interior, United States Geology Service, Biological Resources Division.

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Gary L. Larson and William J. Liss

Publication_Date: Unpublished Material

Title: North Cascades Water Temperature

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: spreadsheet

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Liss, W.J. G.L. Larson, E. Deimling, L. Ganio, R. Hoffman, M. Kiss, G. Lomnicky, C.D. McIntire, R. Truitt, and T. Tyler

Publication_Date: 1995

Title:

Ecological effects of stocked trout in naturally fishless high mountain lakes, North Cascades National Park Service Complex, WA, USA

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: technical report

Series_Information:

Series_Name: NPSD/PNROSU/NRTR

Issue_Identification: 95-03

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Seattle, Washington

Publisher: National Park Service

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Liss, W.J., G.L. Larson, T.J. Tyler, L. Ganio, R. Hoffman, E. Deimling, G. Lomnicky, C.D. McIntire, and R. Truitt

Publication_Date: 1999

Title:

Ecological effects of stocked trout in naturally fishless high-elevation lakes, North Cascades National Park Service Complex, WA, USA: Phase II

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: technical report

Series_Information:

Series_Name: NPS/CCSOOSU/NRTR

Issue_Identification: 98/01

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Seattle, WA

Publisher: National Park Service

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Gresswell, R.E., W.J. Liss, G.A. Lomnicky, E.K. Deimling, R.L. Hoffman, and T. Tyler

Publication_Date: 1997

Publication_Time: Unknown

Title:

Using mark-recapture methods to estimate fish abundance in small mountain lakes

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Journal article

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Northwest Science

Issue_Identification: 71:39-44

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Gary L. Larson and William J. Liss

Publication_Date: Unpublished Material

Title: North Cascades Lake Physical Characteristics

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: spreadsheet

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Gary L. Larson and William J. Liss

Publication_Date: Unpublished Material

Title: North Cascades Water Chemistry

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: spreadsheet

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Gary L. Larson and William J. Liss

Publication_Date: Unpublished Material

Title: North Cascades Salamander Density

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: spreadsheet

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Gary L.Larson and William J. Liss

Publication_Date: Unpublished Material

Title: North Cascades Phytoplankton Community

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: spreadsheet

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Gary L.Larson and William J. Liss

Publication_Date: Unpublished Material

Title: North Cascades Zooplankton Community

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: spreadsheet

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

training of field technicians and consistency in database managers

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Length to width ratios were used to examine the data set for erroneous data entry.

Completeness_Report:

Injured fish (e.g., those bleeding from the tongue or gills) were released unmarked.

Lineage:

Methodology:

Methodology_Type: Field

Methodology_Description:

Angling effort was made for 1-2 days to generate marked fish within the lake fish population. Upon capture of a fish, a fin was clipped and the fish was immediately returned to the lake, relatively unharmed. Injured fish (e.g., those bleeding from the tongue or gills) were released unmarked. Fish were then re-captured following the marking effort with a variable-mesh monofilament gillnet. Nets were 42 m long with 10.5 m panels of 12.5, 18.5, 25, and 33 mm bar mesh. Nets were set at random locations in each lake and checked for fish periodically. Overnight sets were checked the following morning. Total lengths of re-captured fish were measured in mm.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Fish collection data were processed using computer programs described in Gresswell, et al (1999) (see Cross Reference) to produce population estimates and upper and lower confidence limits in three classes for each lake.

Process_Date: 1993

Cloud_Cover: 0

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Indirect_Spatial_Reference:

North Cascades National Park Service Complex (N. Cascades National Park, Lake Chelan National Recreation Area, Ross Lake National Recreation Area), Washington, USA

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: ncascadesfishpopulation.xls

Entity_Type_Definition:

Microsoft Excel spreadsheet containing population estimates in three fish groups for each study lake

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: (M+1)(C+1)/(R+1) lower confidence limit

Attribute_Definition: lower confidence limit - all fish

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: (M+1)(C+1)/(R+1) lower confidence limit(1)

Attribute_Definition: lower confidence limit - group 1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: (M+1)(C+1)/(R+1) population estimate

Attribute_Definition: population estimate - all fish

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: (M+1)(C+1)/(R+1) population estimate(1)

Attribute_Definition: population estimate - group 1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: (M+1)(C+1)/(R+1) upper confidence limit

Attribute_Definition: upper confidence limit - all fish

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: (M+1)(C+1)/(R+1) upper confidence limit(1)

Attribute_Definition: upper confidence limit - group 1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: (M+1)(C+1)/(R+1)lower confidence limit(2)

Attribute_Definition: lower donfidence limit - group 2

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: (M+1)(C+1)/(R+1)lower confidence limit(3)

Attribute_Definition: lower confidence limit - group 3

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: (M+1)(C+1)/(R+1)population estimate(2)

Attribute_Definition: population estimate - group 2

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: (M+1)(C+1)/(R+1)population estimate(3)

Attribute_Definition: Poulation estimate - group 3

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: (M+1)(C+1)/(R+1)upper confidence limit(2)

Attribute_Definition: upper confidence limit - group 2

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: (M+1)(C+1)/(R+1)upper confidence limit(3)

Attribute_Definition: Upper donfidence limit - fish group 3

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Date

Attribute_Definition: Date

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: fish group 1

Attribute_Definition: Actual size class of fish captured

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: >125

Range_Domain_Maximum: >206

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: millimeters

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: fish group 2

Attribute_Definition: Size class grouped for population estimate

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: >170

Range_Domain_Maximum: >170

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: millimeters

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: fish group 3

Attribute_Definition: Size class grouped for population estimate

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: >200

Range_Domain_Maximum: >200

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: millimeters

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Lake Name

Attribute_Definition: Lake Name

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: M(C+1)/(R+1) population estimate

Attribute_Definition: Estimate based on equation

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: no limit

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: M(C+1)/(R+1) upper confidence limit

Attribute_Definition: limit based on equation

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: M(C+1)/R+1) lower confidence limit

Attribute_Definition: limit based on equation

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: remarks

Attribute_Definition: notes field

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: text notes

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: ncascadesfish.xls

Entity_Type_Definition: Microsoft Excel spreadsheet containing data from fish sampling

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Fish species

Attribute_Definition: species of fish captured

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Cutthroat

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Rainbow

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Lake name

Attribute_Definition: Name of study lake

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Marked fish

Attribute_Definition: Is the fish marked?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Yes

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: No

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Sex

Attribute_Definition: sex of fish captured

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: M

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: male

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: F

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: female

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: ?

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Total length

Attribute_Definition: Length of fish caputed

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 90

Range_Domain_Maximum: 500

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: millimeters

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Weight

Attribute_Definition: weight of fish captured

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1 (? Represents null value)

Range_Domain_Maximum: 500

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: grams

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Year of capture

Attribute_Definition: year of capture

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1991

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1992

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1993

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20001118

Metadata_Review_Date:

Metadata_Future_Review_Date:

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Lienkaemper, George

Contact_Organization:

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Forest and Rangeland Ecosystems Science Center (FRESC) Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center (FRESC)

Contact_Position: GIS Specialist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: 3200 SW Jefferson Way

City: Corvallis

State_or_Province: Oregon

Postal_Code: 97331

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 541-750-7343

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 541-758-7761

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: george_lienkaemper@usgs.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name:

FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time