Effects of side channel structure on productivity of floodplain habitats for juvenile coho salmon

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1108-1119

  Rosenfeld, Jordan S ^a   Raeburn, Elizabeth ^b   Carrier, Patrick C ^a   Johnson, Rachel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; FLOODPLAIN; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT RESTORATION; JUVENILE; LIFE CYCLE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SALMONID; SMOLT; STREAM;

ONCORHYNCHUS KISUTCH; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 55049114501     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M07-027.1     Document Type: Article

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