| Title | Salmon Habitat Restoration using Large Wood: Linking Stream Geomorphic Change and Restoration Effectiveness |
| Publication Type | Thesis |
| Year of Publication | 2018 |
| Authors | Yeager, Amelia |
| Academic Department | Water Resources Engineering |
| Degree | M.S. |
| Pagination | 72 p. |
| University | Oregon State University |
| City | Corvallis, Or. |
| Type of Work | Masters Thesis |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Digital Open Access |
| Keywords | Siletz River, Mill Creek, South Fork Mill Creek, Cerine Creek, Gunn Creek, geography, habitat restoration, habitats, hydrology, large woody debris, sediment data, Pacific salmonids = Oncorhynchus spp. |
| Notes | Large woody debris in streams helps provide habitat for salmonids. In an attempt to improve habitat in the Mill Creek basin, the Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife placed large woody debris in 35 sites. The goal of this effort was to restore 20 km. of salmonid habitat. The author of this Master’s thesis selected 7 sites out of this group for detailed study. The author found that, “Larger sites respond more quickly to LW addition, but changes in smaller sites may be more enduring due to relatively lower wood mobility at these sites. The formation of secondary channels observed in these smaller sites will also likely provide valuable juvenile salmon habitat” (from the Abstract). This is a detailed examination of short-term effects of a popular technique for stream rehabilitation. |
| URL | https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/cj82kd396 |
