TitleRiverscape patterns among years of juvenile coho salmon in midcoastal Oregon: implications for conservation
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2014
AuthorsFlitcroft, Rebecca L., K. Burnett, J. Snyder, G. Reeves, and L. Ganio
Secondary TitleTransactions of the American Fisheries Society
Volume143
Issue1
Paginationp.26-38
Call NumberOSU Libraries: Electronic Subscription, Digital Open Access
KeywordsAlsea River, Canal Creek, Cedar Creek, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Fall Creek, Five Rivers, geographical distribution, habitats, juvenile fish, Lobster Creek, North Fork Alsea River, Rock Creek, Sams Creek, Siletz River, South Fork Alsea River, Sunshine Creek, temporal distribution, Upper Drift Creek
NotesThe 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.
URLhttps://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/articles/kp78gj375
DOI10.1080/00028487.2013.824923
Series TitleTransactions of the American Fisheries Society