Is habitat restoration targeting relevant ecological needs for endangered species? Using Pacific Salmon as a case study

Ecosphere

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2015, Pages

  Barnas, Katie A ^a   Katz, Stephen L ^b   Hamm, David E ^c   Diaz, Monica C ^d   Jordan, Chris E ^a  

^a NORTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Hamm Consulting   (United States)

^d Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation plan; Decentralized management; Ecoinformatics; Ecological concern; Endangered species; Habitat assessment; Habitat restoration; Limiting factor; Pacific salmon; Recovery plan; Text mining

Indexed keywords

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EID: 84939153037     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21508925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/ES14-00466.1     Document Type: Review

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