Spawning characteristics of adfluvial rainbow trout in a North Idaho stream: Implications for error in redd counts

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1010-1017

  Holecek, Dean E ^a   Walters, Jody P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASUREMENT METHOD; MICROHABITAT; SALMONID; SPAWNING; STREAM; TRIBUTARY;

IDAHO; KOOTENAI RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; TRAIL CREEK; UNITED STATES;

ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 36649014485     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M06-049.1     Document Type: Article

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