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Title Return to the river : restoring salmon to the Columbia River / edited by Richard N. Williams
Published Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier Academic Press, ©2006

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 699 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color)
Contents The problem of the Columbia River salmon / Willis E. McConnaha, Richard N. Williams, and James A. Lichatowich -- The conceptual foundation / James A. Lichatowich [and others] -- A foundation for restoration / William J. Liss [and others] -- The diversity, structure and status of populations / Richard N. Williams, James A. Lichatowich, and Madison S. Powell -- The status of habitats / Jack A. Stanford, Christopher A. Frissell, and Charles C. Coutant -- Hydroelectric systems and migration / Charles C. Coutant, and Richard R. Whitney -- Sources of mortality and effectiveness of mitigation / Richard R. Whitney, Charles C. Coutant, and Phillip R. Mundy -- Artificial production and the effects of fish culture on native salmonids / James A. Lichatowich, Madison S. Powell, and Richard N. Williams -- Harvest management / Phillip R. Mundy -- The estuary, plume, and marine environments / Daniel L. Bottom, Brian E. Riddell, and James A. Lichatowich -- Monitoring and evaluation / Lyman L. McDonald [and others] -- The federal approach to salmon recovery / Peter A. Bisson [and others] -- Conclusion and strategies for salmon restoration in the Columbia River Basin / Richard N. Williams [and others]
Summary Return to the River will describe a new ecosystem-based approach to the restoration of salmon and steelhead populations in the Columbia River, once one of the most productive river basins for anadromous salmonids on the west coast of North America. The approach of this work has broad applicability to all recovery efforts throughout the northern hemisphere and general applicability to fisheries and aquatic restoration efforts throughout the world. The Pacific Northwest is now embroiled in a major public policy debate over the management and restoration of Pacific salmon. The outcome of the debate has the potential to affect major segments of the region's economy - river transportation, hydroelectric production, irrigated agriculture, urban growth, commercial and sport fisheries, etc. This debate, centered as it is on the salmon in all the rivers, has created a huge demand for information. The book will be a powerful addition to that debate. * A 15 year collaboration by a diverse group of scientists working on the management and recovery of salmon, steelhead trout, and wildlife populations in the Pacific Northwest * Includes over 200 figures, with four-color throughout the book * Discusses complex issues such as habitat degradation, juvenile survival through the hydrosystem, the role of artificial production, and harvest reform
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Pacific salmon fisheries -- Columbia River Watershed -- Management
Pacific salmon -- Conservation -- Columbia River Watershed
Steelhead fisheries -- Columbia River Watershed -- Management
Steelhead (Fish) -- Conservation -- Columbia River Watershed
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Fisheries & Aquaculture.
Pacific salmon -- Conservation
Pacific salmon fisheries -- Management
Steelhead fisheries -- Management
Zalmen.
Visserij.
Visteelt.
United States -- Columbia River Watershed
Form Electronic book
Author Williams, Richard N. (Richard Nicholas), 1952-
ISBN 9780120884148
0120884143
0080454305
9780080454306