Spatial heterogeneity in prey availability, feeding success, and dietary selectivity for the threatened longfin smelt
Food availability is a key determinant of the nursery value of a given habitat for larval and
juvenile fishes. Growth, survival, and recruitment success are often inter-correlated and …
juvenile fishes. Growth, survival, and recruitment success are often inter-correlated and …
Effects of Salinity on Fertilization, Hatching, and Larval Performance of Longfin Smelt Spirinchus thaleichthys
Understanding the spawning and rearing habitats of fishes is critical to effective fisheries
management and conservation. Longfin smelt Spirinchus thaleichthys is an imperiled …
management and conservation. Longfin smelt Spirinchus thaleichthys is an imperiled …
Growth, osmoregulation and ionoregulation of longfin smelt (Spirinchus thaleichthys) yolk-sac larvae at different salinities
YR Yanagitsuru, IY Daza, LS Lewis… - Conservation …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Longfin smelt (Spirinchus thaleichthys) is a threatened anadromous fish species that
spawns in freshwater to moderately brackish (ie 5–10 ppt) reaches of the upper San …
spawns in freshwater to moderately brackish (ie 5–10 ppt) reaches of the upper San …
Hatching distribution, abundance, and losses to freshwater diversions of longfin smelt inferred using hydrodynamic and particle-tracking models
The distribution of larval fishes is influenced by where they hatch and their movements after
hatching. In the San Francisco Estuary, the threatened longfin smelt Spirinchus thaleichthys …
hatching. In the San Francisco Estuary, the threatened longfin smelt Spirinchus thaleichthys …
Variability in coastal habitat available for Longfin Smelt Spirinchus thaleichthys in the northeastern Pacific Ocean
An understanding of oceanographic conditions and processes important to marine animal
ecology is fundamental to the development of effective management and conservation …
ecology is fundamental to the development of effective management and conservation …
Using physiology to recover imperiled smelt species
YR Yanagitsuru, BE Davis, MR Baerwald, TR Sommer… - Fish Physiology, 2022 - Elsevier
Delta smelt is an endemic and critically endangered fish species inhabiting the San
Francisco Estuary that has become entangled in the conflict between environmental and …
Francisco Estuary that has become entangled in the conflict between environmental and …
[HTML][HTML] Informing extinction risk: Summarizing population viability through a meta-analysis of multiple long-term monitoring programs for a declining estuarine fish …
Decisions about whether to designate a species for conservation and protection depend on
the ability to summarize their population trajectories and their risk of extinction. Such …
the ability to summarize their population trajectories and their risk of extinction. Such …
Effects of incubation temperature on the upper thermal tolerance of the imperiled longfin smelt (Spirinchus thaleichthys)
Upper thermal limits in many fish species are limited, in part, by the heart's ability to meet
increased oxygen demand during high temperatures. Cardiac plasticity induced by …
increased oxygen demand during high temperatures. Cardiac plasticity induced by …
Physiological response of longfin smelt to changing temperatures and turbidities
C Pasparakis, F Biefel, F De Castro… - Conservation …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Coastal estuaries globally, including the San Francisco Estuary (SFE), are experiencing
significant degradation, often resulting in fisheries collapses. The SFE has undergone …
significant degradation, often resulting in fisheries collapses. The SFE has undergone …
Genomic analyses indicate resilience of a commercially and culturally important marine gastropod snail to climate change
Genomic vulnerability analyses are being increasingly used to assess the adaptability of
species to climate change and provide an opportunity for proactive management of …
species to climate change and provide an opportunity for proactive management of …