Assessment of Road Culverts as Passage Barriers to Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) and Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) in Pennsylvania Headwaters

Karli M. Rogers
David J. Janetski, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Shawn M. Rummel
Kathleen Lavelle, Trout Unlimited

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Road culverts can pose as barriers to migratory fish and other aquatic organisms, which can lead to small isolated populations. To categorize the degree to which culverts prevent fish movement, watershed managers use physical measurements to classify culv

 
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Assessment of Road Culverts as Passage Barriers to Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) and Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) in Pennsylvania Headwaters

Elaine Langone Center, Terrace Room

Road culverts can pose as barriers to migratory fish and other aquatic organisms, which can lead to small isolated populations. To categorize the degree to which culverts prevent fish movement, watershed managers use physical measurements to classify culv