Salmonid observations at a Klamath River thermal refuge under various hydrological and meteorological conditions

River Research and Applications

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 775-785

  Sutton, Ronald J ^a   Deas, Michael L ^b   Tanaka, Stacy K ^b   Soto, Toz ^c   Corum, R Alex ^c  

^a U S BUREAU OF RECLAMATION   (United States)

^b Watercourse Engineering Inc   (United States)

^c Department of Natural Resources   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinook; Coho; Habitat; Klamath River; O. mykiss; Salmon; Thermal refuge; Water temperature

Indexed keywords

HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; SALMONID; STEMFLOW; WATER TEMPERATURE;

BEAVER CREEK; IDAHO; KLAMATH RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

SALMONIDAE;

EID: 34848826803     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.1026     Document Type: Article

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