Intergranular flow velocity through salmonid redds: Sensitivity to fines infiltration from low intensity sediment transport events

River Research and Applications

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 865-881

  Zimmermann, André E ^a   Lapointe, Michel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hyporheic flow; Intergranular circulation; Salmon redds; Salmonid spawning habitat; Sediment infiltration

Indexed keywords

FLOW VELOCITY; INTERSTITIAL ENVIRONMENT; RUNOFF; SALMONID; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SPAWNING GROUND;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA]; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

SALMONIDAE;

EID: 27344431705     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.856     Document Type: Article

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