Distribution of the Threatened Leopard Darter, Percina pantherina (Osteichthyes: Percidae)

Zale, Alexander V.; Leon, Stuart C.; Lechner, Matthew; Maughan, O. Eugene; Ferguson, Mark T.; O'Donnell, Steve; James, B. Murray; James, Paul W.

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“…However, the species loss observed is in accordance with other authors who have documented extirpation or declines in darter populations due to impoundment (Zale et al 1994, Quinn and Kwak 2003, Kashiwagi and Miranda 2009, loss of clearwater stream habitat (Roseman et al 2009), or water withdrawals (Eberle and Stark 2000). However, the species loss observed is in accordance with other authors who have documented extirpation or declines in darter populations due to impoundment (Zale et al 1994, Quinn and Kwak 2003, Kashiwagi and Miranda 2009, loss of clearwater stream habitat (Roseman et al 2009), or water withdrawals (Eberle and Stark 2000).…”

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“…Our study is among the fi rst to document patterns of long-term change in darter assemblages. However, the species loss observed is in accordance with other authors who have documented extirpation or declines in darter populations due to impoundment (Zale et al 1994, Quinn and Kwak 2003, Kashiwagi and Miranda 2009, loss of clearwater stream habitat (Roseman et al 2009), or water withdrawals (Eberle and Stark 2000). Sampling just south-east of our study area, Lindsey et al (1983) surveyed fi shes in the Poteau River basin 35 yr after construction of Wister Dam, and did not collect the darters Percina maculata or P. nasuta , both of which Cross and Moore (1952) collected in a 1947 pre-impoundment survey of the basin.…”

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Patterns of change over time in darter (Teleostei: Percidae) assemblages of the Arkansas River basin, northeastern Oklahoma, USA

Gillette¹,

Fortner²,

Franssen³

et al. 2011

Ecography

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Rivers and streams are among the most threatened ecosystems worldwide, and their fi sh assemblages have been modifi ed by anthropogenic habitat alteration and introductions of non-native species. Consequently, two frequently observed patterns of assemblage change over time are species loss and biotic homogenization. In the present study, we compared contemporary (2006 -2007) and historical (1948 -1955) assemblages of darters, a group of small benthic fi shes of the family Percidae, in the Arkansas River drainage of northeastern Oklahoma, USA. Results showed species loss between the two sampling periods, with historical estimates of overall species diversity across the study area exceeding contemporary estimates by fi ve to eight species. Assemblages showed a low degree of darter similarity based on species presence and absence, with pairwise site comparisons (Jaccard ' s similarity index) between historical and contemporary samples averaging Ͻ 0.35. No signifi cant homogenization or diff erentiation of assemblages occurred. Range expansion of widespread species, one of the primary mechanisms of biotic homogenization, was not observed; rather, all species occurred at a smaller proportion of sites in contemporary samples. Our results highlight the threat posed by anthropogenic habitat alteration to taxonomic groups such as darters, most of which are habitat specialists. However, our results suggest that biotic homogenization is unlikely to occur in the absence of immigration, especially if assemblages are subjected to ' novel disturbances ' such as dam construction and watershed-scale habitat degradation which negatively aff ect all components of the assemblage.

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confidence: 91%

Patterns of change over time in darter (Teleostei: Percidae) assemblages of the Arkansas River basin, northeastern Oklahoma, USA

Gillette¹,

Fortner²,

Franssen³

et al. 2011

Ecography

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“…With such a species, recolonization from other areas may be particularly important for the persistence of local populations. For example, in November 1976 a chemical spill extirpated leopard darters from a 16-km reach of the upper Mountain Fork River (Robison 1978), and by 1987 the species had recolonized the area (Zale et al 1994). Anthropogenic impacts from silviculture, pesticides and fertilizer use, and poultry and swine farming could cause periodic extirpations of local leopard darter populations.…”

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Swimming Performance of the Threatened Leopard Darter in Relation to Road Culverts

Toepfer

Fisher

Haubelt

1999

Transactions of the American Fisheries Society

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We investigated the relationship between swimming performance of the leopard darter Percina pantherina evaluated in the laboratory and current velocities measured at the ends of corrugated-pipe and open-box culverts through road crossings. We tested leopard darters at each of six current velocities ranging from 0 to 60 cm/s and measured burst frequency and distance. We used analysis of variance (ANOVA) to analyze burst frequency and total distance covered during a 10-min period and found that at a current velocity of 25 cm/s, fish swam more frequently and for greater total distances than at higher or lower velocities. When a nested ANOVA was used to remove variation due to individual fish, we found that distances of individual bursts also differed significantly and that fish in intermediate velocities had longer bursts. Current velocities in box and pipe culverts tended to be higher than the velocities measured in the lab, and several crossings had structural barriers, in addition to high current velocities. Although there is no evidence that culverts act as long-term barriers to migration or dispersal of leopard darters, they may prevent migratory activity during certain years, thereby negatively affecting localized populations.

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“…The substrate is dominated by cobble and boulder particles and bedrock, although smallersized substrate is present in isolated locations. Because of our inability to access the upper 10 km of the stream and the likelihood that leopard darters do not occur in this area (Zale et al 1994), we sampled the lower 21 km of continuous mainstem channel. For the segment of Big Eagle Creek surveyed, we generated a base map by tracing stream boundaries from Natural Resources Conservation Service 1:7,920-scale aerial photographs to sheets of clear, polyester inking film.…”

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“…The leopard darter is a percid endemic to five streams of the Little River drainage basin in southeastern Oklahoma and southwestern Arkansas. Its apparent rarity (Cloutman and Olmsted 1974;Robison et al 1974) led to its designation as a threatened species (USFWS 1978), although several recent studies (James et al 1991;Zale et al 1994;Toepfer et al 1996) have found much greater abundances than initially estimated (Jones et al 1984). Leopard darters are confined to the middle and upper reaches of many of the streams in the basin because of impoundments and unsuitable habitat in some areas (James and Collins 1993).…”

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A Multistage Approach to Estimate Fish Abundance in Streams Using Geographic Information Systems

Toepfer¹,

Fisher²,

Warde³

2000

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

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We present a multistage approach for estimating the abundance of stream fishes using geographic information systems (GIS) technology. Stream habitat types (i.e., channel units), classified in terms of their quality (optimal, suitable, or unsuitable) for a fish species, were used to stratify the stream for population sampling. Population abundance estimates and habitat quality were then used with the GIS to predict abundances in areas that were not sampled and to calculate an abundance estimate for the entire stream or stream segment. We present the basic method and illustrate its use with a case study of the leopard darter Percina pantherina from Big Eagle Creek in southeastern Oklahoma. Our method is flexible, accounts for variation in habitat quality and its influence on fish abundance, and incorporates GIS technology as an aid for quantitatively sampling large areas that are logistically difficult to sample.

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Distribution of the Threatened Leopard Darter, Percina pantherina (Osteichthyes: Percidae)

Cited by 11 publications

References 6 publications

Patterns of change over time in darter (Teleostei: Percidae) assemblages of the Arkansas River basin, northeastern Oklahoma, USA

Patterns of change over time in darter (Teleostei: Percidae) assemblages of the Arkansas River basin, northeastern Oklahoma, USA

Swimming Performance of the Threatened Leopard Darter in Relation to Road Culverts

A Multistage Approach to Estimate Fish Abundance in Streams Using Geographic Information Systems

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