Comprehensive Sturgeon Research Project (CSRP)
The Comprehensive Sturgeon Research Project (CSRP) is a multidisciplinary project conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Missouri River Recovery Program–Integrated Science Program. CERC scientists are working with river scientists and managers to develop methods, baseline information, and research approaches that are critical contributions to recovery success of the pallid sturgeon.
Comprehensive Sturgeon Research Blog
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Comprehensive Sturgeon Research Project Blog
The USGS Comprehensive Sturgeon Research Project, a multi-year, interdisciplinary research study to determine factors leading to spawning and survival of the endangered pallid sturgeon and the closely related shovelnose sturgeon.
CSRP research examines the linkages among flow regime, re-engineered channel morphology, and reproductive success and survival of pallid sturgeon within the Missouri River Basin. Specific research objectives include the following:
Principal Investigators – Aaron DeLonay, Kim Chojnacki
CERC biologists focus on improving understanding of biomechanics of eggs, free embryos, and larvae through direct observation and measurement. An improved understanding of biomechanics – how biotic conditions and processes interact with physical processes to result in changes in survival – is necessary to create quantitative links between management actions and population-level results.
Adult Pallid Sturgeon Reproductive Ecology
Principal Investigators - Pat Braaten, Ph.D., Aaron DeLonay
CERC fish biologists study migrations, reproductive cues, and spawning behaviors of reproductive wild and hatchery-origin pallid sturgeon (HOPS) in the Missouri River Basin.
Pallid Sturgeon Habitat Dynamics
Principal Investigators Robert Jacobson, Ph.D. and Caroline Elliott
CERC scientists apply advanced measurement and modeling approaches to quantifying habitats in large rivers. Our research has been applied to improving the understanding of the reproductive ecology of the endangered pallid sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus) in the Missouri River.
Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee (MRRIC) and Adaptive Management
Principal Investigators Robert Jacobson, Ph.D.
This project centers on assimilation of data, interpretation of results, updating quantitative models, and providing policy-neutral, high-quality information to the agencies and stakeholders in the Missouri River Basin.
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Below are other science projects associated with this project.
Pallid Sturgeon Habitat Dynamics
The Comprehensive Sturgeon Research Project (CSRP) is a multidisciplinary project conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Missouri River Recovery Program–Integrated Science Program. CERC scientists are working with river scientists and managers to develop methods, baseline information, and research approaches that are critical contributions to recovery success of the pallid sturgeon.
Comprehensive Sturgeon Research Blog
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Comprehensive Sturgeon Research Project Blog
The USGS Comprehensive Sturgeon Research Project, a multi-year, interdisciplinary research study to determine factors leading to spawning and survival of the endangered pallid sturgeon and the closely related shovelnose sturgeon.
CSRP research examines the linkages among flow regime, re-engineered channel morphology, and reproductive success and survival of pallid sturgeon within the Missouri River Basin. Specific research objectives include the following:
Principal Investigators – Aaron DeLonay, Kim Chojnacki
CERC biologists focus on improving understanding of biomechanics of eggs, free embryos, and larvae through direct observation and measurement. An improved understanding of biomechanics – how biotic conditions and processes interact with physical processes to result in changes in survival – is necessary to create quantitative links between management actions and population-level results.
Adult Pallid Sturgeon Reproductive Ecology
Principal Investigators - Pat Braaten, Ph.D., Aaron DeLonay
CERC fish biologists study migrations, reproductive cues, and spawning behaviors of reproductive wild and hatchery-origin pallid sturgeon (HOPS) in the Missouri River Basin.
Pallid Sturgeon Habitat Dynamics
Principal Investigators Robert Jacobson, Ph.D. and Caroline Elliott
CERC scientists apply advanced measurement and modeling approaches to quantifying habitats in large rivers. Our research has been applied to improving the understanding of the reproductive ecology of the endangered pallid sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus) in the Missouri River.
Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee (MRRIC) and Adaptive Management
Principal Investigators Robert Jacobson, Ph.D.
This project centers on assimilation of data, interpretation of results, updating quantitative models, and providing policy-neutral, high-quality information to the agencies and stakeholders in the Missouri River Basin.
Return to River Studies
Below are other science projects associated with this project.