Strategic planning for instream flow restoration: A case study of potential climate change impacts in the central Columbia River basin

Global Change Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 3071-3086

  Donley, Erin E ^a   Naiman, Robert J ^a,b   Marineau, Mathieu D ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c University of Washington   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Columbia River basin; Endangered Species Act; Instream flow; Irrigation; Pacific salmon; Scenario analysis; Strategic planning; Water Evaluation and Planning System; Water resource management

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT; INSTREAM FLOW; IRRIGATION; POLICY REFORM; RIVER BASIN; SALMONID; STRATEGIC APPROACH; STREAMFLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER RESOURCE;

COLUMBIA BASIN; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES]; YAKIMA BASIN;

ONCORHYNCHUS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 84865860316     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2012.02773.x     Document Type: Article

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