The effect of climate change on glacier ablation and baseflow support in the Nooksack River basin and implications on Pacific salmonid species protection and recovery

Climatic Change

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 657-670

  Grah, Oliver ^a   Beaulieu, Jezra ^a  

^a Nooksack Natural Resources   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHINOOK SALMON; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HABITAT RESTORATION; HARMFUL EFFECTS; INCREASED TEMPERATURE; SUMMER SEASON; TOLERANCE LEVELS; WATER TEMPERATURES;

ECOSYSTEMS; FISH; RIVERS; RUNOFF; STREAM FLOW;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

BASEFLOW; CLIMATE CHANGE; EXTINCTION; GLACIER; HABITAT RESTORATION; RIVER BASIN; SALMONID; SNOWMELT; SUBSISTENCE; SURVIVAL; WATERSHED;

CASCADE RANGE; MOUNT BAKER; NOOKSACK BASIN; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

ONCORHYNCHUS TSHAWYTSCHA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 84884142365     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-013-0747-y     Document Type: Article

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