TitleEmigration of age-0 chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) smolts from the upper South Umpqua River basin, Oregon, U.S.A.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication1999
AuthorsRoper, Brett B., and Dennis L. Scarnecchia
Secondary TitleCanadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
Volume56
Number6
Paginationp.939-946
Date Published1999
ISBN Number0706-652X
Call NumberOSU Libraries: Valley SH223 .A52, Guin SH223 .A52, Electronic Subscription
KeywordsChinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, Jackson Creek, juvenile fish, South Umpqua River, water temperature
NotesThis paper reports on a four-year study of juvenile migration timing in Chinook salmon in the Umpqua River. The authors found that median migration dates in two tributaries advanced 40 days when spring water temperatures were 5 °C higher.
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