The importance of temporal changes in gravel-stored fine sediment on habitat conditions in a salmon spawning stream

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn , Issue 306, 2006, Pages 434-441

  Petticrew, Ellen L ^a,b   Rex, John F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggregates; Dissolved oxygen; Fine sediment; Flocculation; Gravel beds; Organic matter; Redds; Salmon habitat

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; FLOCCULATION; GRAVEL; INFILTRATION; OXYGEN; SEDIMENTS;

FINE SEDIMENT; GRAVEL BEDS; INFILTRATION GRAVEL BAGS; REDDS; SALMON HABITAT; SPAWNING;

AQUACULTURE;

GRAVEL; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; INFILTRATION; INORGANIC MATTER; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC MATTER; OXYGEN; SALMONID; SEDIMENT BUDGET; SPAWNING; STREAMWATER; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; FISHES; FLOCCULATION; ORGANIC MATTER; SEDIMENTS;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33748421240     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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