Reanalysis and interpretation of 25 years of snake-columbia river juvenile salmonid survival studies

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 53-68

  Bickford, Shane A ^a   Skalski, John R ^b  

^a Public Utility District Number 1 of Douglas County ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT; JUVENILE; POPULATION ECOLOGY; SALMONID; SURVIVAL;

SNAKE-COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN; UNITED STATES;

MYKISS; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMONIDAE; SERPENTES;

EID: 0033845728     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8675(2000)020<0053:RAIOYO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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