Effects of flow variation on channel and floodplain biota and habitats of the Sacramento River, California, USA

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 247-261

  Sommer, Ted R ^a   Harrell, William C ^a   Solger, Anke Mueller ^a   Tom, Brad ^a   Kimmerer, Wim ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Floodplain; Hydrologic models; Invertebrates; Phytoplankton; Sacramento River; San Francisco estuary; Yolo Bypass

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; FLOODPLAIN; HABITAT; HYDROLOGY; RIVER;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SACRAMENTO RIVER; UNITED STATES;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS; COPEPODA; DIPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; ONCORHYNCHUS TSHAWYTSCHA;

EID: 2942708027     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.620     Document Type: Article

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