The floodplain food web mosaic: A study of its importance to salmon and steelhead with implications for their recovery

Ecological Applications

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 189-207

  Bellmore, J Ryan ^a,b   Baxter, Colden V ^b   Martens, Kyle ^a   Connolly, Patrick J ^a  

^a WESTERN FISHERIES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Nucl Eng Idaho State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystem ecology; Floodplains; Food webs; Salmon; Secondary production; Side channels; Steelhead

Indexed keywords

CARRYING CAPACITY; COMPLEXITY; DIET; FLOODPLAIN; FOOD WEB; HABITAT RESTORATION; HETEROGENEITY; LOW FLOW; PERSISTENCE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RIVER CHANNEL; SALMONID; SECONDARY PRODUCTION;

METHOW RIVER; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

INVERTEBRATA; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; PISCES; SALMONIDAE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CHAIN; INVERTEBRATE; PHYSIOLOGY; RAINBOW TROUT; REPRODUCTION; RIVER; SALMON;

ANIMALS; BIOMASS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CHAIN; INVERTEBRATES; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; REPRODUCTION; RIVERS; SALMON;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875777197     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/12-0806.1     Document Type: Article

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