Climate change, aquatic ecosystems, and fishes in the rocky mountain west: Implications and alternatives for management

USDA Forest Service - General Technical Report RMRS-GTR

Volumn , Issue 250, 2010, Pages 1-53

  Rieman, Bruce E ^a   Isaak, Daniel J ^a  

^a USDA Forest Service Boise Aquatic Sciences Lab   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Fisheries; Management; Native fishes; Prioritization; Resilience; Stream flow; Temperature; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; FISH; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; HABITAT TYPE; HYDROLOGY; MAGNITUDE; MOUNTAIN REGION; NATIVE SPECIES; PHYSICAL METHOD; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PRIORITIZATION; ROCK; STREAMFLOW; VULNERABILITY;

PISCES;

EID: 78650478237     PISSN: 02775786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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