Maximum stream temperature and the occurrence, abundance, and behavior of steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in a southern California stream

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 64-73

  Sloat, Matthew R ^a,b   Osterback, Ann Marie K ^a,c,d  

^a Stillwater Sciences   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; FISH; GLOBAL CLIMATE; JUVENILE; PERSISTENCE; SALMONID; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; STREAM; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84874002376     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: 12057533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjfas-2012-0228     Document Type: Article

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