Appendix B. Parameter estimates
for apparent survival (), population
size (
), and electrofishing capture
probabilities (
) for trout in the
four study streams during 1998 through 2001. Abbreviations are: mid = mid-elevation
(2500 2700 m), high = high-elevation (3150 3250 m), CTL = control
stream where trout populations were not manipulated, and TRT = treatment streams
where brook trout were annually removed. Stream names are: mid CTL
= East Fork Parachute Creek, high CTL = Indiana Creek, mid TRT = Little Muddy
Creek, and high TRT = Willow Creek. Adult trout ages 2 and older are denoted
age 2+.
Stream
Year
Segment length (m)
Survey dates
Age class
Parameter estimates (SE)
Brook trout
Cutthroat trout
Mid CTL
1998
700
9/24 9/27
0
0.483 (0.029)
362 (9.9)
0.709 (0.039)
0.0601 (0.0192)
199 (7.0)
0.710 (0.0539)
Mid CTL
1999
700
9/3 9/9
0
0.163 (0.011)
1616 (42.1)
0.591 (0.025)
0.0126 (0.0117)
119 (6.4)
0.687 (0.0722)
Mid CTL
2000
800
9/27 9/30
0
0.059 (0.006)
1720 (24.4)
0.696 (0.018)
0.00136 (0.00239)
25 (1.2)
0.805 (0.0819)
Mid CTL
2001
800
9/25 9/28
0
391 (4.1)
0.849 (0.023)
52 (1.5)
0.842 (0.0640)
Mid CTL
1998
700
9/24 9/27
1
0.479 (0.026)
302 (7.5)
0.749 (0.038)
0.371 (0.0907)
37 (1.6)
0.792 (0.0798)
Mid CTL
1999
700
9/3 9/9
1
0.287 (0.025)
321 (8.9)
0.747 (0.031)
0.291 (0.0927)
31 (2.2)
0.763 (0.0852)
Mid CTL
2000
800
9/27 9/30
1
0.078 (0.018)
398 (16.2)
0.642 (0.037)
0.0198 (0.0281)
22 (2.5)
0.686 (0.135)
Mid CTL
2001
800
9/25 9/28
1
215 (4.8)
0.846 (0.031)
3 (0.1)
0.928 (0.0665)
Mid CTL
1998
700
9/24 9/27
2+
0.435 (0.0249)
527 (10.8)
0.732 (0.030)
0.622 (0.101)
41 (0.42)
0.936 (0.0316)
Mid CTL
1999
700
9/3 9/9
2+
0.307 (0.0229)
465 (12.9)
0.691 (0.028)
0.310 (0.0729)
55 (5.0)
0.635 (0.0842)
Mid CTL
2000
800
9/27 9/30
2+
0.0564 (0.0146)
332 (8.9)
0.781 (0.031)
0.102 (0.0656)
35 (4.2)
0.647 (0.114)
Mid CTL
2001
800
9/25 9/28
2+
230 (6.8)
0.800 (0.038)
8 (0.1)
0.974 (0.0245)
High CTL
1998
950
8/20 8/23, 8/29
0
0.0 (0)
5 (1.7)
0.574 (0.265)
High CTL
1999
950
8/17 8/19
0
0.0 (0)
14 (9.2)
0.249 (0.212)
High CTL
2000
1082
8/14 8/18
0
0.0 (0)
6 (1.7)
0.444 (0.257)
High CTL
2001
1090
8/13 8/15
0
19 (3.7)
0.582 (0.217)
High CTL
1998
950
8/20 8/23, 8/29
1
0.290 (0.131)
28 (14.3)
0.252 (0.155)
High CTL
1999
950
8/17 8/19
1
0.850 (0.294)
3
0 (0.0018)
0.448 (0.135)
28 (4.8)
0.521 (0.172)
High CTL
2000
1082
8/14 8/18
1
0.869 (0.274)
5
0 (0.0016)
0.698 (0.346)
3 (1.0)
0.427 (0.216)
High CTL
2001
1090
8/13 8/15
1
1
0 (0.0036)
33 (8.1)
0.494 (0.169)
High CTL
1998
950
8/20 8/23, 8/29
2+
0.875 (0.109)
51 (3.2)
0.733 (0.098)
0.574 (0.066)
97 (4.9)
0.716 (0.0739)
High CTL
1999
950
8/17 8/19
2+
0.441 (0.0859)
49 (8.2)
0.484 (0.103)
0.551 (0.0596)
131 (11.8)
0.527 (0.0661)
High CTL
2000
1082
8/14 8/18
2+
0.374 (0.0985)
41 (3.4)
0.695 (0.099)
0.450 (0.0484)
149 (12.6)
0.532 (0.0629)
High CTL
2001
1090
8/13 8/15
2+
37 (5.8)
0.644 (0.146)
129 (2.2)
0.844 (0.0397)
Mid TRT
1998
877
9/10 9/13
0
269 (10.2)
0.632 (0.0341)
181 (49.8)
0.309 (0.114)
Mid TRT
1999
877
9/10 9/13
0
215 (8.5)
0.637 (0.0350)
0.282 (0.0723)
71 (7.0)
0.581 (0.1012)
Mid TRT
2000
877
9/21 9/24
0
31 (2.4)
0.639 (0.0390)
0.355 (0.0477)
273 (15.4)
0.604 (0.0596)
Mid TRT
2001
877
9/18 9/21
0
74 (4.3)
0.629 (0.0367)
284 (124.6)
0.250 (0.136)
Mid TRT
1998
877
9/10 9/13
1
180 (5.2)
0.732 (0.0347)
0.274 (0.0495)
183 (18.2)
0.512 (0.0881)
Mid TRT
1999
877
9/10 9/13
1
112 (3.7)
0.736 (0.0348)
0.517 (0.0590)
164 (4.8)
0.759 (0.0483)
Mid TRT
2000
877
9/21 9/24
1
41 (2.0)
0.737 (0.0365)
0.471 (0.0711)
67 (9.1)
0.536 (0.1037)
Mid TRT
2001
877
9/18 9/21
1
28 (1.6)
0.729 (0.0380)
270 (22.9)
0.541 (0.0663)
Mid TRT
1998
877
9/10 9/13
2+
91 (1.7)
0.840 (0.0259)
0.359 (0.0465)
168 (3.9)
0.791 (0.0435)
Mid TRT
1999
877
9/10 9/13
2+
42 (1.1)
0.843 (0.0263)
0.356 (0.0484
159 (10.0)
0.618 (0.0572)
Mid TRT
2000
877
9/21 9/24
2+
56 (1.3)
0.844 (0.0271)
0.386 (0.0448)
168 (14.8)
0.483 (0.0535)
Mid TRT
2001
877
9/18 9/21
2+
59 (1.4)
0.839 (0.0266)
117 (3.1)
0.767 (0.0549)
High TRT
1998
950
9/17 9/20
0
107 (6.1)
0.613 (0.0427)
High TRT
1999
1002
8/10 8/13
0
30 (2.6)
0.622 (0.0438)
High TRT
2000
1200
8/8 8/11
0
High TRT
2001
1200
8/7 8/10
0
175 (8.8)
0.614 (0.0420)
High TRT
1998
950
9/17 9/20
1
14 (1.2)
0.725 (0.0486)
High TRT
1999
1002
8/10 8/13
1
23 (1.5)
0.732 (0.0480)
High TRT
2000
1200
8/8 8/11
1
38 (2.1)
0.732 (0.0485)
High TRT
2001
1200
8/7 8/10
1
14 (1.2)
0.725 (0.0489)
High TRT
1998
950
9/17 9/20
2+
240 (3.5)
0.821 (0.0219)
0.5678 (0.0888)
40 (0.17)
0.973 (0.0274)
High TRT
1999
1002
8/10 8/13
2+
92 (1.9)
0.827 (0.0222)
0.674 (0.1002)
29 (4.3)
0.534 (0.1042)
High TRT
2000
1200
8/8 8/11
2+
108 (2.0)
0.827 (0.0225)
0.466 (0.1008)
27 (1.4)
0.800 (0.0895)
High TRT
2001
1200
8/7 8/10
2+
117 (2.2)
0.822 (0.0224)
21 (0.8)
0.889 (0.0833)
Notes: Apparent survival estimates are for the annual interval beginning in the year indicated (i.e.,
is for 19981999 interval). A dash () indicates no estimate was possible or no trout were captured.
Estimates are poor because few fish of this age class were captured.
Values are total numbers captured because too few fish were captured to calculate an estimate.