Fish abundance data, environmental DNA (eDNA) data, and stream habitat data from streams in western Montana
Dates
Publication Date
2020-10-21
Start Date
2017-05-01
End Date
2018-10-31
Citation
Sepulveda, A.J., Al-Chokhachy, R.K., Laramie, M.B., Crapster, K., Knotek, L., Miller, B., Zale. A.V., and Pilliod, D.S., 2020, Environmental DNA data, fish abundance data, and stream habitat data from northwest Montana and northeast Washington and southern British Columbia, Canada: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9ONVSL5.
Summary
The dataset includes measurements of stream habitat, fish abundance of westslope cutthroat trout and bull trout, and species-specific measures of environmental DNA (eDNA) from within the water. The data covers multiple streams in western Montana.
Summary
The dataset includes measurements of stream habitat, fish abundance of westslope cutthroat trout and bull trout, and species-specific measures of environmental DNA (eDNA) from within the water. The data covers multiple streams in western Montana.
The data were collected to evaluate how species-specific measures of the amount of environmental DNA (eDNA) in the water correlates with species-specific measures of fish abundance at sites. In addition, habitat data were collected to evaluate how differences in habitat across sites accounted for the variability in eDNA at these sites.