Chapter 6: Developing a decision-support model for assessing condition and prioritizing the restoration of aquatic habitat in the interior Columbia basin

USDA Forest Service - General Technical Report PNW

Volumn , Issue 610, 2004, Pages 73-81

  Wondzell, Steven M ^a   Howell, Philip J ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative management scenarios; Aquatic habitat; Bull trout; Decision support models; Salmon; Steelhead; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; ASSESSMENT METHOD; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; HABITAT QUALITY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

COLUMBIA BASIN; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS CONFLUENTUS;

EID: 11044226241     PISSN: 08874840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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