Juvenile salmonid growth, survival, and production in a large river floodplain modified by beavers (Castor canadensis)

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 72, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1639-1651

  Malison, Rachel L ^a,c   Eby, Lisa A ^b   Stanford, Jack A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; FLOODPLAIN; JUVENILE; POPULATION GROWTH; REARING; RODENT; SALMONID; SURVIVAL;

ALASKA; KWETHLUK RIVER; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC RIM; UNITED STATES;

CASTOR CANADENSIS; CASTORIDAE; ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS KISUTCH; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 84945963797     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: 12057533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjfas-2015-0147     Document Type: Article

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