Turbidity reduces predation on migrating juvenile pacific salmon

Transactions of the American Fisheries Society

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 275-285

  Gregory, Robert S ^a   Levings, Colin D ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

JUVENILE; MIGRATION; PISCIVORY; PREDATION; TURBIDITY;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; HARRISON RIVER;

ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS TSHAWYTSCHA;

EID: 0031812792     PISSN: 00028487     EISSN: 15488659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8659(1998)127<0275:TRPOMJ>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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