Influence of river level on temperature and hydraulic gradients in chum and fall Chinook salmon spawning areas downstream of Bonneville Dam, Columbia River

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 30-41

  Geist, David R ^a   Arntzen, Evan V ^a   Murray, Christopher J ^a   McGrath, Kathleen E ^a   Bott, Yi Ju ^a   Hanrahan, Timothy P ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISHERY MANAGEMENT; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; INCUBATION; RIVER WATER; SALMONID; SITE SELECTION; SPAWNING; TEMPERATURE;

BONNEVILLE DAM; COLUMBIA RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ONCORHYNCHUS KETA; ONCORHYNCHUS TSHAWYTSCHA;

EID: 42049106165     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M07-009.1     Document Type: Article

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