TY - JOUR T1 - Riverscape patterns among years of juvenile coho salmon in midcoastal Oregon: implications for conservation JF - Transactions of the American Fisheries Society Y1 - 2014 A1 - Flitcroft, Rebecca L. A1 - Burnett, K. A1 - Snyder, J. A1 - Reeves, G. A1 - Ganio, L. KW - Alsea River KW - Canal Creek KW - Cedar Creek KW - Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch KW - Fall Creek KW - Five Rivers KW - geographical distribution KW - habitats KW - juvenile fish KW - Lobster Creek KW - North Fork Alsea River KW - Rock Creek KW - Sams Creek KW - Siletz River KW - South Fork Alsea River KW - Sunshine Creek KW - temporal distribution KW - Upper Drift Creek VL - 143 UR - https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/articles/kp78gj375 IS - 1 N1 - The authors studied juvenile coho salmon distribution in streams in the Alsea and Siletz watersheds in 1998, 1999, 2001 and 2002. “We focused on three specific research questions: (1) are there differences in the extent of juvenile Coho Salmon distribution among 4 years within river systems in midcoastal Oregon; (2) are juvenile Coho Salmon patterns of interannual distribution throughout stream networks centered on consistently used sections of stream, or core areas; and (3) does the intrinsic potential of a stream to support Coho Salmon inform interannual patterns of juvenile distribution.” (p.27) The authors found core areas, to which fish returned year after year, and areas into which fish would expand under certain conditions. This knowledge has important implications for managing stream health. ER -