Salmon spawning habitat rehabilitation on the merced river, california: An evaluation of project planning and performance

Transactions of the American Fisheries Society

Volumn 125, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 899-912

  Kondolf, G Mathias ^a   Vick, Jennifer C ^a   Ramirez, Timothy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHINOOK SALMON; HABITAT RESTORATION; PHYSICAL HABITAT; SPAWNING HABITAT;

USA, CALIFORNIA, MERCED RIVER; USA, CALIFORNIA, SAN JOAQUIN RIVER; USA, CALIFORNIA, STANISLAUS RIVER; USA, CALIFORNIA, TUOLUMNE RIVER;

ONCORHYNCHUS TSHAWYTSCHA;

EID: 0030299395     PISSN: 00028487     EISSN: 15488659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8659(1996)125<0899:SSHROT>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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