Explaining spatial variability in stream habitats using both natural and management-influenced landscape predictors

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 704-714

  Anlauf, K J ^a   Jensen, D W ^b   Burnett, K M ^c   Steel, E A ^d   Christiansen, K ^c   Firman, J C ^a   Feist, B E ^e   Larsen, D P ^f  

^a and Evaluation   (United States)

^b USDA Forest Service and Oregon State University ^*  (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^e NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^f U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal; Conservation evaluation; Fish habitat; Habitat management; Landscape scale; Monitoring; Stream

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT QUALITY; LAND USE CHANGE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALMONID; SPATIAL VARIATION; STREAMWATER;

OREGON; UNITED STATES;

ONCORHYNCHUS;

EID: 82155195884     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.1221     Document Type: Article

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