Salmon as biogeomorphic agents: Temporal and spatial effects on sediment quantity and quality in a northern British Columbia spawning channel

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn 337, Issue , 2010, Pages 251-257

  Petticrew, Ellen L ^a   Albers, Sam J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biogeomorphology; Fine sediment; Flocculation; Geomorphic agent; Gravel bed; Marine derived nutrients; Nutrients; Salmon; Storage

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOMORPHOLOGY; FINE SEDIMENT; GEOMORPHIC AGENT; GRAVEL BED; MARINE-DERIVED NUTRIENTS; SALMON; STORAGE;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; DECAY (ORGANIC); FLOCCULATION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GRAVEL; OXYGEN; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEEPAGE; SETTLING TANKS; SOIL MECHANICS;

NUTRIENTS;

BIOMONITORING; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; FLOCCULATION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GRAVEL BED STREAM; HABITAT TYPE; INFILTRATION; ORGANIC MATTER; OXYGEN; PHYSICAL ANALYSIS; PIEZOMETER; SALMONID; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SPAWNING; STREAM; STREAM BED;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

ONCORHYNCHUS;

EID: 79952661185     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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