The 'natural flow paradigm' and Atlantic salmon - Moving from concept to practice

River Research and Applications

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 2-15

  Enders, Eva C ^a   Scruton, David A ^b   Clarke, Keith D ^c  

^a ALASKA FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b Sikumiut Environmental Management Ltd   (Canada)

^c FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atlantic salmon; Managed flow regimes; Natural flow paradigm; Salmo salar

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; FLOODING; FLOW REGULATION; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PARADIGM SHIFT; REGULATORY APPROACH; RIVER FLOW; RIVER SYSTEM; SALMONID;

CANADA; NEWFOUNDLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; NORTH AMERICA;

SALMO SALAR;

EID: 67649522299     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.1214     Document Type: Article

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