Assessment of an urban floodplain reconnection project: A case study from the Mamquam River basin, BC.
Zbinden, Samanta (author) Henault, Lisa (thesis advisor) Chartrand, Shawn British Columbia Institute of Technology School of Construction and the Environment (Degree granting institution) Simon Fraser University Faculty of Environment (Degree granting institution)
Dissertation/thesis
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British Columbia Institute of Technology
2022
89 pages
Dikes and culverts have limited access to off-channel rearing habitats important to juvenile coho salmon (Oncorhyncus kisutch). This study assessed the success of a floodplain reconnection project in Squamish, BC, at providing rearing habitats. Recommendations on restoration priorities within the area were also provided. A single-season, multi-scale occupancy model was used to estimate the probability of occurrence and detection of juvenile coho during the summer. Regression models were used to assess water and habitat quality and identify relationships with juvenile coho metrics. Culverts were also scored for fish passage. The results of this study indicate that the reconnection project was overall successful. Coho non-detections occurred in areas with poor dissolved oxygen and culvert passage issues. Restoration actions should focus on improving water quality in these areas, and protection of areas of high CPUE. Positive relationships between stream productivity and coho metrics indicates the importance of future studies on macroinvertebrate supply.
coho salmon escape cover rearing habitat floodplain reconnection urban channels Mamquam River
Coho salmon Fishes -- Habitat -- Conservation Salmon Stream ecology
Ecological Restoration Program
electronic
Squamish (B.C.)
Master of Science
