Factors affecting fish entrainment into massive water diversions in a tidal freshwater estuary: Can fish losses be managed?

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1253-1270

  Grimaldo, Lenny F ^a,b,e   Sommer, Ted ^a   van Ark, Nick ^a   Jones, Gardner ^a   Holland, Erika ^a   Moyle, Peter B ^b   Herbold, Bruce ^c   Smith, Pete ^d  

^a CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^e U S BUREAU OF RECLAMATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMEIURUS CATUS; COTTUS ASPER; HYPOMESUS TRANSPACIFICUS; MENIDIA BERYLLINA; MICROPTERUS; MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES; MORONE; MORONE SAXATILIS; SPIRINCHUS; SPIRINCHUS THALEICHTHYS;

EID: 84863393467     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M08-062.1     Document Type: Article

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