Human and climate impacts on Columbia River hydrology and salmonids

River Research and Applications

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1270-1276

  Naik, P K ^a   Jay, D A ^b  

^a Ministry of Municipalities and Agriculture   (Bahrain)

^b Portland State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Columbia River; ENSO; Flow regulation; Human impact; PDO; Salmon; Sediment transport

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FLOW REGULATION; HYDROLOGY; JUVENILE; MIGRATION; PEAK FLOW; SALMONID; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

COLUMBIA RIVER;

ONCORHYNCHUS TSHAWYTSCHA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 79960127897     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: 15351467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.1422     Document Type: Article

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