Influence of rainfall and beaver dams on upstream movement of spawning Atlantic salmon in a restored brook in Nova Scotia, Canada

River Research and Applications

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 183-193

  Taylor, Barry R ^a   Charles, Macinnis ^b   Floyd, Trevor A ^b  

^a ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atlantic salmon; Beaver dams; Discharge; Precipitation; Spawning

Indexed keywords

DAM; HABITAT RESTORATION; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL; RIVER DISCHARGE; SALMONID; SPAWNING;

CANADA; NOVA SCOTIA;

SALMO SALAR;

EID: 75849136343     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: 15351467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.1252     Document Type: Article

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