Salmon-mediated nutrient flux in selected streams of the Columbia river basin, USA

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 502-512

  Kohler, Andre E ^a   Kusnierz, Paul C ^a   Copeland, Timothy ^b   Venditti, David A ^b   Denny, Lytle ^a   Gable, Josh ^a   Lewis, Bert A ^c   Kinzer, Ryan ^d   Barnett, Bruce ^b   Wipfli, Mark S ^e  

^a Shoshone Bannock Tribes   (United States)

^b IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^c ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^d Nez Perce Tribe   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; EMIGRATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY FLOW; ESCAPEMENT; FISHERY PRODUCTION; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; JUVENILE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHOSPHORUS; SALMONID; STREAMFLOW;

COLUMBIA BASIN; IDAHO; UNITED STATES;

ONCORHYNCHUS TSHAWYTSCHA;

EID: 84875953662     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: 12057533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjfas-2012-0347     Document Type: Article

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