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Upstream salmon and society in the Pacific Northwest
Title
Upstream [electronic resource] : salmon and society in the Pacific Northwest / Committee on Protection and Management of Pacific Northwest Anadromous Salmonids, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Commission on Life Sciences.
ISBN
058503771X (electronic bk.)
9780585037714 (electronic bk.)
0309053250 (hardback)
978030905329 (hardback)
9780309053259
0309053250
Published
Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1996.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xviii, 452 p.) : ill., maps, charts.
Notes
Description based on print version record.
Summary
Upstream offers specific recommendations for salmon rehabilitation that take into account the key role that genetic variability plays in salmon survival and the urgent need for habitat protection and management of fishing. The volume explores the complications and conflicts surrounding the problem of declining salmon populations -- presenting available data on the status of salmon populations and an illustrative case study.
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National Academies Press.
Other formats
Print version: Upstream. Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1996
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 23, 2013
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Salmon geography and ecology
Human history and influences
Status of salmon
Values and institutions
Genetics and conservation
Habitat loss
Habitat management and rehabilitation
Dams and mitigation of their effects
Fishing
Salmon-fishery management concepts
Hatcheries
Institutional analysis
A scientific advisory board to address the salmon problem
Conclusions and recommendations.
Subjects
Subjects (Medical)
Salmon.
Conservation of Natural Resources.
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