Quantifying the Effectiveness of Conservation Measures to Control the Spread of Anthropogenic Hybridization in Stream Salmonids: a Climate Adaptation Case Study

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 642-652

  Al Chokhachy, Robert ^a   Muhlfeld, Clint C ^a,b   Boyer, Matthew C ^c   Jones, Leslie A ^a,d   Steed, Amber ^c   Kershner, Jeffrey L ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^c Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; HYBRIDIZATION; INTROGRESSION; INVASIVE SPECIES; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NATURE CONSERVATION; POPULATION GENETICS; RANGE EXPANSION; SALMONID; STREAMFLOW;

EID: 84902658036     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02755947.2014.901259     Document Type: Article

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