Carter G. Kruse a, Wayne A. Hubert a & Frank J. Rahel b a U.S. Geological Survey Wyoming Cooperative Fish and. Available online: 09 Jan 2011

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4 derstand the environmental processes that control the habitat and, ultimately, fish populations in areas where native fish still persist. Until recently, biologists have attempted GEOMORPHIC INFLUENCES ON TROUT DISTRIBUTION 419

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6 sured with GEOMORPHIC INFLUENCES ON TROUT DISTRIBUTION 421

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8 GFOMORPHIC INFLUENCES ON TROUT DISTRIBUTION 423 3,400 3, O 8 < 2,800 > 2,600 Q) LJJ 2,400 vj*.* 2,200 2,000 10

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10 GEOMORPHIC INFLUENCES ON TROUT DISTRIBUTION 425 ability and quality of physical habitat and abundance of trout species (Kennedy and Strange 1982; Chisholm and Hubert 1986; Bisson et al. 1988; Kozel and Hubert 1989; Heggenes et al. 1991). Several studies have found stream size, discharge, and variation in discharge to be important factors influencing fish distributions and abundance (Minshall et al. 1983; Kozel et al. 1989; Bozek and Hubert 1992; Fausch and Northcote 1992; Nelson

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12 GEOMORPHIC INFLUENCES ON TROUT DISTRIBUTION 427 Knudsen Introgression between westslope cutthroat