An empirical assessment of PHABSIM using long-term monitoring of coho salmon smolt production in Bingham Creek, Washington

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1529-1543

  Beecher, Hal A ^a   Caldwell, Brad A ^b   Brett Demond, S ^a,c   Seiler, Dave ^a   Boessow, Steven N ^a  

^a WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE   (United States)

^b Washington Department of Ecology   (United States)

^c Streamworks Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; LONG-TERM CHANGE; SALMONID FISHERY; SCHOOLING BEHAVIOR; SMOLT; TERRITORIALITY;

BINGHAM CREEK; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

ONCORHYNCHUS KISUTCH;

EID: 84860751906     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M10-020.1     Document Type: Article

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