Patrick J. Braaten

Research Fish Biologist
U.S. Geological Survey
Columbia Environmental Research Center
P.O. Box 165
Fort Peck, MT
USA 59223
Email: pbraaten@usgs.gov

Papers:
Pallid Sturgeon Spawning Habitat on the Lower Missouri and Yellowstone Rivers Physical Factors Affecting Drift of Pallid Sturgeon Free Embryos in the Missouri River Basin Spawning, Early Life Stage Dispersal, and Recruitment Deficiency of Wild Pallid Sturgeon in the Fragmented Upper Missouri River Basin Evidence for Altered and Insufficient Spawning As a Causative Factor in the Decline of Pallid Sturgeon and As an Impediment to Recovery