TitleDo network relationships matter? Comparing network and instream habitat variables to explain densities of juvenile coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in mid-coastal Oregon, USA
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2012
AuthorsFlitcroft, Rebecca L., Kelly M. Burnett, Gordon H. Reeves, and Lisa M. Ganio
Secondary TitleAquatic Conservation : Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
Volume22
Issue3
Paginationp.288-302
Date Published2012, May
Call NumberOSU Libraries: Electronic Subscription, Digital Open Access
KeywordsAlsea River Basin, Cedar Creek, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Five Rivers, geographic information system (GIS), habitats, juvenile fish, population count, Rock Creek, Sams Creek, Siletz River Basin, South Fork Alsea River, spatial distribution, Sunshine Creek, temporal distribution, Upper Drift Creek
NotesJuvenile coho salmon were counted in seven sub-basins in the Alsea and Siletz watersheds for a five-year period (1998-2002). The study indicates the importance of stream networks – connectivity between different habitat types, rather than just the abundance of different habitats. How easy is it for juvenile fish to move from spawning beds to summer rearing pools? This work suggests that habitat connectivity is an important variable that should be considered in habitat restoration plans.
URLhttps://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/articles/3197xm594
DOI10.1002/aqc.2228
Series TitleAquatic Conservation : Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems