Sediment infiltration traps: Their use to monitor salmonid spawning habitat in headwater tributaries of the Cascapédia River, Québec

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 19, Issue 20, 2005, Pages 4161-4177

  Zimmermann, André E ^a   Lapointe, Michel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fine sediment; Infiltration; Infiltration traps; Salmon redds; Sediment deposition; Spawning habitat; Suspended sediment

Indexed keywords

EXTRAPOLATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INFILTRATION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHEAR STRESS; SILT; STORMS; WATERSHEDS;

FINE SEDIMENT; INFILTRATION RATES; INFILTRATION TRAPS; SALMON REDDS; SEDIMENT DEPOSITION; SPAWNING HABITAT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

RIVERS;

EXTRAPOLATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INFILTRATION; RIVERS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHEAR STRESS; SILT; STORMS; WATERSHEDS;

FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; HABITAT TYPE; SALMONID; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT TRAP; SPAWNING GROUND;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

SALMONIDAE;

EID: 30744468094     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.5879     Document Type: Article

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