Aquatic macrophyte encroachment in Chinook salmon spawning beds: Lessons learned from gravel enhancement monitoring in the lower Mokelumne River, California

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1568-1577

  Merz, Joseph E ^a,b   Smith, James R ^a   Workman, Michelle L ^a   Setka, Jose D ^a   Mulchaey, Bert ^a  

^a EAST BAY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT   (United States)

^b Cramer Fish Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; GRAVEL; HABITAT CONSERVATION; MACROPHYTE; RIFFLE; SALMONID; SHEAR STRESS; SPAWNING GROUND; SUBSTRATE;

CALIFORNIA; MOKELUMNE RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ONCORHYNCHUS TSHAWYTSCHA;

EID: 56549104398     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M07-043.1     Document Type: Article

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