Seasonal and interannual variation in juvenile salmonids and associated fish assemblage in open waters of the lower Columbia river estuary

Fishery Bulletin

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 426-450

  Weitkamp, Laurie A ^a   Bentley, Paul J ^a   Litz, Marisa N C ^b  

^a NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ONCORHYNCHUS KISUTCH; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; ONCORHYNCHUS TSHAWYTSCHA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 84867177531     PISSN: 00900656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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