A model of the effects of flow fluctuations on fall Chinook salmon spawning habitat availability in the Columbia River

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1894-1910

  Geist, David R ^a   Murray, Christopher J ^a   Hanrahan, Timothy P ^a   Xie, Yulong ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM MODELING; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; LOGISTICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALMONID; SPAWNING GROUND; STREAMFLOW;

COLUMBIA RIVER; NORTH AMERICA;

ONCORHYNCHUS TSHAWYTSCHA;

EID: 58249103075     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M07-074.1     Document Type: Article

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