Impacts of the Columbia River hydroelectric system on main-stem habitats of fall chinook salmon

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 641-659

  Dauble, D D ^a   Hanrahan, T P ^a   Geist, D R ^a   Parsley, M J ^b  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b WESTERN FISHERIES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; HABITAT RESTORATION; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT; SALMONID; SPAWNING;

UNITED STATES;

ANSER SP.; ONCORHYNCHUS TSHAWYTSCHA; SALMONIDAE; SERPENTES;

EID: 0042922386     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M02-013     Document Type: Article

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