Foraging and Growth Potential of Juvenile Chinook Salmon after Tidal Restoration of a Large River Delta

Transactions of the American Fisheries Society

Volumn 143, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1515-1529

  David, Aaron T ^a   Ellings, Christopher S ^b   Woo, Isa ^c   Simenstad, Charles A ^a   Takekawa, John Y ^c   Turner, Kelley L ^c,e   Smith, Ashley L ^c   Takekawa, Jean E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Department of Natural Resources ^*  (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d US Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

^e Hamer Environmental LP   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DIET; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH RESPONSE; HABITAT RESTORATION; JUVENILE; SALMONID; WATER TEMPERATURE; WETLAND;

UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

ONCORHYNCHUS TSHAWYTSCHA;

EID: 84911143477     PISSN: 00028487     EISSN: 15488659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00028487.2014.945663     Document Type: Article

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