Climate change and vulnerability of bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) in a fire-prone landscape

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 304-318

  Falke, Jeffrey A ^a   Flitcroft, Rebecca L ^b   Dunham, Jason B ^c   McNyset, Kristina M ^a   Hessburg, Paul F ^b   Reeves, Gordon H ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; SALMONID FISHERY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VULNERABILITY; WILDFIRE;

UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES]; WENATCHEE BASIN;

PISCES; SALVELINUS CONFLUENTUS;

EID: 84922182683     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: 12057533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjfas-2014-0098     Document Type: Article

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