The influence of hydrology and hydraulics on salmonids between spawning and emergence: Implications for the management of flows in regulated rivers

Fisheries Management and Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 464-474

  Malcolm, I A ^a   Gibbins, C N ^b   Soulsby, C ^b   Tetzlaff, D ^b   Moir, H J ^c  

^a MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c CBEC eco engineering UK Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atlantic salmon; Hyporheic; Spawning

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH; FLOW REGULATION; HYDRAULICS; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RIVER FLOW; RIVER SYSTEM; SALMONID; SPAWNING;

SALMO SALAR; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 84869817103     PISSN: 0969997X     EISSN: 13652400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2400.2011.00836.x     Document Type: Article

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