Catchment-scale controls on groundwater-surface water interactions in the hyporheic zone: Implications for salmon embryo survival

River Research and Applications

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 977-989

  Malcolm, Iain A ^a   Soulsby, C ^b   Youngson, A F ^a   Hannah, D M ^c  

^a MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hydrochemistry; Hydrology; Ova; Oxygen; Salmonid; Spawning; Tracer

Indexed keywords

EMBRYO; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; HYDROCHEMISTRY; HYPORHEIC ZONE; SALMONID; SPAWNING GROUND; WATER QUALITY;

SALMONIDAE;

EID: 28044468409     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.861     Document Type: Article

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