Influence of mapping resolution on assessments of stream and streamside conditions: lessons from coastal Oregon, USA

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 252-263

  Vance Borland, Ken ^a,b   Burnett, Kelly ^b   Clarke, Sharon ^c  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c Roaring Fork Conservancy   (United States)

Author keywords

Cartographic scale; Fish distribution; Freshwater conservation; Spatial extent; Spatial position; Spatial resolution; Stream analysis; Streamside conditions

Indexed keywords

CARTOGRAPHY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HYDROGRAPHY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SALMONID; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

ONCORHYNCHUS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 67549148487     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.967     Document Type: Article

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