| Title | Rehabilitation of bedrock stream channels: the effects of boulder weir placement on aquatic habitat and biota |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2006 |
| Authors | Roni, Phil, Todd Bennett, Sarah Morley, George R. Pess, Karrie Hanson, Dan Van Slyke, and Pat Olmstead |
| Secondary Title | River Research and Applications |
| Volume | 22 |
| Number | 9 |
| Pagination | p. 967-980 |
| Date Published | 09/2006 |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Electronic Subscription |
| Keywords | Umpqua River, Johnson Creek, Paradise Creek, West Fork Smith River, Beaver Creek (WFS), Crane Creek (WFS), Moore Creek (WFS), Skunk Creek (WFS), Upper Creek (WFS), Coquille River Basin, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, habitat restoration, |
| Notes | This paper reports on boulder weir placements at 13 sites in southwest Oregon. Treated sites were compared with control sites for water chemistry, macroinvertebrate metrics, and fish abundance. While the study found no significant differences in water chemistry or macroinvertebrates, fish abundance varied in interesting ways. Coho salmon and year-old trout (cutthroat and steelhead) preferred the deeper pools created by the boulders. Young-of-the-year trout, on the other hand, preferred riffles and glides. The authors noted that speckled and longnose dace also preferred shallower habitats. In general, treated sites had more fish abundance than control sites. |
| DOI | 10.1002/rra.954 |
