A retrospective assessment of the flow regulation of the West Salmon River, Newfoundland, Canada

Fisheries Management and Ecology

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 467-480

  Scruton, D A ^a,c   Ledrew, L J ^b  

^a FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^b Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro   (Canada)

^c NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atlantic salmon; Canada; Fish populations; Habitat hydraulic modelling; Impoundment; Newfoundland; Regulation

Indexed keywords

FONTINALIS; SALMO SALAR; SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS;

FISH POPULATION; MODELLING; RIVER REGULATION; SALMON; SEDIMENT DEPOSITION;

CANADA, NEWFOUNDLAND, WEST SALMON RIVER;

EID: 0031419309     PISSN: 0969997X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2400.1997.t01-1-00099.x     Document Type: Article

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