Hydraulic and sedimentary characteristics of habitat utilized by Atlantic salmon for spawning in the Girnock Burn, Scotland

Fisheries Management and Ecology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 241-254

  Moir, H J ^a   Soulsby, C ^a   Youngson, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATLANTIC SALMON; CHANNEL HYDRAULICS; FISH HABITAT; REDD; SEDIMENT;

GIRNOCK BURN; GRAMPIAN; SCOTLAND; UK;

ANIMALIA; SALMO SALAR; SALMONIFORMES;

EID: 0031696138     PISSN: 0969997X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2400.1998.00105.x     Document Type: Article

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