Salmon carcass retention in recently formed stream habitat

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 170, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 281-289

  Monaghan, Kieran A ^a   Milner, A M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Carcasses; Habitat distribution; Pink salmon; Retention; Spawning run

Indexed keywords

COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; COLONIZATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; HABITAT USE; LIFE CYCLE; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; MIGRATORY SPECIES; SALMONID; SPAWNING; STREAM;

ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS GORBUSCHA;

EID: 40849147125     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2008/0170-0281     Document Type: Article

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