Wildfire and native fish: Issues of forest health of sensitive species

Fisheries

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 6-15

  Rieman, Bruce ^a   Clayton, Jim ^a  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PISCES; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0031280547     PISSN: 03632415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8446(1997)022<0006:WANFIO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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