PHABSIM modelling of Atlantic salmon spawning habitat in an upland stream: Testing the influence of habitat suitability indices on model output

River Research and Applications

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1021-1034

  Moir, H J ^a,b   Gibbins, C N ^b   Soulsby, C ^b   Youngson, A F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atlantic salmon; Habitat; Model testing; PHABSIM; Spawning; Suitability indices

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL MODELING; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; SALMONID; SPAWNING GROUND; STREAMWATER;

DEE RIVER [SCOTLAND]; EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

SALMO SALAR;

EID: 28044455455     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.869     Document Type: Article

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