Evaluating the influence of environmental factors on yearling Chinook salmon survival in the Columbia River plume (USA)

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 496, Issue , 2014, Pages 181-196

  Brosnan, I G ^a   Welch, D W ^b   Rechisky, E L ^b   Porter, A D ^b  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^b Kintama Research Services Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acoustic telemetry; Columbia river plume; Environmental factors; Juvenile salmon; Juvenile survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; JUVENILE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PREDATION; RESIDENCE TIME; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER PLUME; SALMONID; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SMOLT; SURVIVAL; TAGGING; UPWELLING;

COLUMBIA RIVER; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES]; WILLAPA BAY;

EID: 84893360051     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps10550     Document Type: Article

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