Estimating changes in coho salmon and steelhead abundance from watershed restoration: How much restoration is needed to measurably increase smolt production?

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1469-1484

  Roni, Philip ^a   Pess, George ^a   Beechie, Tim ^a   Morley, Sarah ^a  

^a NORTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; FISHERY PRODUCTION; FLOODPLAIN; HABITAT RESTORATION; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; POPULATION DENSITY; SALMONID FISHERY; SMOLT; WATERSHED;

PUGET SOUND; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

ONCORHYNCHUS KISUTCH; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS;

EID: 84862325456     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M09-162.1     Document Type: Article

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