Sedimentary links and the spatial organization of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) spawning habitat in a Canadian Shield river

Geomorphology

Volumn 83, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 82-96

  Davey, Chad ^a   Lapointe, Michel ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atlantic salmon; Downstream fining; Sedimentary link; Spawning habitat; Substrate sand content; Valley landscapes

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; HABITAT STRUCTURE; RIVER BED; RIVER FLOW; SALMONID; SPAWNING GROUND; VALLEY;

CANADIAN SHIELD; NORTH AMERICA;

INVERTEBRATA; SALMO SALAR;

EID: 33751249025     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2006.06.011     Document Type: Article

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