Variation in responses to spawning Pacific salmon among three south-eastern Alaska streams

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 587-599

  Chaloner, D T ^a   Lamberti, G A ^a   Merritt, R W ^b   Mitchell, N L ^a   Ostrom, P H ^b   Wipfli, M S ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilithon; Macroinvertebrates; Pacific salmon; South eastern Alaska; Water chemistry

Indexed keywords

PRODUCTIVITY; SALMONID; STREAM; WATER CHEMISTRY;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS; EPEORUS; EPHEMEROPTERA; EPILITHON; FRAXINUS; ONCORHYNCHUS; RHITHROGENA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 2342638266     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2004.01213.x     Document Type: Article

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