Pacific salmon and sediment flocculation: Nutrient cycling and intergravel habitat quality

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn , Issue 306, 2006, Pages 442-449

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

British Columbia; Flocculation; Intergravel habitat; Nutrient cycling; Pacific salmon; Sedimentation

Indexed keywords

FLOCCULATION; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTS;

INORGANIC SEDIMENTS; INTERGRAVEL HABITATS; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PACIFIC SALMON;

AQUACULTURE;

BENTHOS; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CARBON; GRAVEL; HABITAT QUALITY; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT CYCLING; ORGANIC MATTER; SALMONID; SEDIMENT PROPERTY; SPAWNING; STREAM BED; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; WATER DEPTH;

BOD; FISHES; FLUMES; ORGANIC MATTER; RIVERS;

ONCORHYNCHUS;

EID: 33748425888     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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