In the Pacific Northwest, widespread stream channel simplification has led to a loss of
habitat area and diversity for rearing salmon. Subsequent efforts throughout the Columbia …

In this chapter we examine the loss of freshwater habitat suitable for salmon in the Columbia
Basin. We do this in the context that salmon life history diversity and productivity are driven …

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Return to the River: Strategies for Salmon Restoration in the Columbia River Basin Richard N …

The amount of time and money spent on restoring rivers for declining populations of salmon
has grown substantially in recent decades. But despite the infusion of resources, many …

Mobile species are particularly affected by artificial barriers requiring large investments to
restore connectivity. However, few large‐scale, long‐term studies have investigated the …

Successful Pacific salmon reintroduction into rivers where they have been extirpated
requires understanding the range of habitats and environmental conditions that currently …

Urban and agricultural development has resulted in drastically modified riverine corridors
that are often considered to be detrimental to the recovery of anadromous salmonid …

Evaluating the ecological effectiveness of the hundreds of millions of dollars invested to
recover Pacific Northwest salmon has a number of prerequisites—principally, detailed …

Abstract The Columbia River once was one of the most productive river basins for
anadromous salmonids on the West Coast of North America; however, its current runs total …

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 …