Spatial variation in environmental characteristics of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) rivers

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue SUPPL.1, 1998, Pages 267-280

  Elliott, Scott R ^a   Coe, Treva A ^a   Helfield, James M ^a   Naiman, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; CLIMATE; GEOLOGY; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HYDROLOGY; PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY; SPATIAL VARIATION;

SALMO SALAR;

EID: 0032412048     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/d98-001     Document Type: Conference Paper

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