This bibliography on reservoir fishery biology comprises 1,210 references under 14 general subject headings. Within subject categories, citations are arranged alphabetically by authors, without cross-indexing or multiple iisting. The references include many graduate theses and dissertations, mimeographed State fishery agency administrative reports, and Federal Aid job completion reports concerning reservoirs.

"The book covers fishery assessments, habitat and community manipulations, and common practices for managing stream, river, lake, and anadromous fisheries. Chapters on history; ecosystem management; management processes; communications with the public; introduced, undesirable, and endangered species; and the legal and regulatory frameworks provide the context for modern fisheries management." From fisheries.org.

In the Missouri River main stem reservoirs in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota, hydrodynamic processes have decreased the lengths of shorelines and changed their configurations during the first 20 to 25 years of impoundment. Physical changes to the shore probably influenced fish abundance and species composition by changing the quality and quantityt of spawning and nursery habitat.