Return to the River
Restoring Salmon Back to the Columbia River
- 1st Edition - October 28, 2005
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editor: Richard N. Williams
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 0 8 8 4 1 4 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 4 5 4 3 0 - 6
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 productiv… Read more
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Request a sales quoteReturn 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
Fisheries managers & biologists, natural resource administrators, and river ecologists
Part I: A New Conceptual Foundation
Chapter 1. The Problem of the Columbia River Salmon
Contributors: Willis E. McConnaha, Richard N. Williams and James A. Lichatowich
Chapter 2. The Conceptual Foundation
Contributors: James A. Lichatowich, Willis E. McConnaha, William J. Liss, Jack A. Stanford, and Richard N. Williams
Chapter 3. A Foundation for Restoration
Contributors: William J. Liss, Jack A. Stanford, James A. Lichatowich, Richard N. Williams, Charles C. Coutant, Phillip R. Mundy, and Richard R. Whitney
Part II: The Salmon Ecosystem and Its Management
Chapter 4. The Diversity, Structure and Status of Populations
Contributors: Richard N. Williams, James A. Lichatowich, and Madison A. Powell
Chapter 5. The Status of Habitats
Contributors: Jack A. Stanford, Christopher A. Frissell and Charles C. Coutant
Chapter 6. Hydroelectric Systems and Migration
Contributors: Charles C. Coutant and Richard R. Whitney
Chapter 7. Sources of Mortality and Effectiveness of Mitigation
Contributors: Richard R. Whitney, Charles C. Coutant, and Phillip R. Mundy
Chapter 8. Artificial Production and the Effects of Fish Culture on Native Salmonids
Contributors: James A. Lichatowich, Madison A. Powell, and Richard N. Williams
Chapter 9. Harvest Management
Contributors: Phillip R. Mundy
Chapter 10. The Estuary, Plume, and Marine Environments
Contributors: Daniel L. Bottom, James A. Lichatowich, and Brian E. Riddell
Part III: A New Vision for Restoration
Chapter 11. Monitoring and Evaluation
Contributors: Lyman MacDonald, Charles C. Coutant, Lyle D. Calvin, and Richard N. Williams
Chapter 12. The Federal Approach to Salmon Recovery at the Millennium
Contributors: Peter A. Bisson, James A. Lichatowich, William J. Liss, Daniel Goodman, Charles C. Coutant, Lyman McDonald, Dennis Lettenmeier, Eric J. Loudenslager, and Richard N. Williams
Chapter 13. Conclusions and Strategies for Salmon Restoration in the Columbia River Basin
Contributors: Richard N. Williams, Jack A. Stanford, James A. Lichatowich, William J. Liss, Charles C. Coutant, Willis E. McConnaha, Richard R. Whitney, Phillip R. Mundy, Peter A. Bisson, and Madison A. Powell.
Chapter 1. The Problem of the Columbia River Salmon
Contributors: Willis E. McConnaha, Richard N. Williams and James A. Lichatowich
Chapter 2. The Conceptual Foundation
Contributors: James A. Lichatowich, Willis E. McConnaha, William J. Liss, Jack A. Stanford, and Richard N. Williams
Chapter 3. A Foundation for Restoration
Contributors: William J. Liss, Jack A. Stanford, James A. Lichatowich, Richard N. Williams, Charles C. Coutant, Phillip R. Mundy, and Richard R. Whitney
Part II: The Salmon Ecosystem and Its Management
Chapter 4. The Diversity, Structure and Status of Populations
Contributors: Richard N. Williams, James A. Lichatowich, and Madison A. Powell
Chapter 5. The Status of Habitats
Contributors: Jack A. Stanford, Christopher A. Frissell and Charles C. Coutant
Chapter 6. Hydroelectric Systems and Migration
Contributors: Charles C. Coutant and Richard R. Whitney
Chapter 7. Sources of Mortality and Effectiveness of Mitigation
Contributors: Richard R. Whitney, Charles C. Coutant, and Phillip R. Mundy
Chapter 8. Artificial Production and the Effects of Fish Culture on Native Salmonids
Contributors: James A. Lichatowich, Madison A. Powell, and Richard N. Williams
Chapter 9. Harvest Management
Contributors: Phillip R. Mundy
Chapter 10. The Estuary, Plume, and Marine Environments
Contributors: Daniel L. Bottom, James A. Lichatowich, and Brian E. Riddell
Part III: A New Vision for Restoration
Chapter 11. Monitoring and Evaluation
Contributors: Lyman MacDonald, Charles C. Coutant, Lyle D. Calvin, and Richard N. Williams
Chapter 12. The Federal Approach to Salmon Recovery at the Millennium
Contributors: Peter A. Bisson, James A. Lichatowich, William J. Liss, Daniel Goodman, Charles C. Coutant, Lyman McDonald, Dennis Lettenmeier, Eric J. Loudenslager, and Richard N. Williams
Chapter 13. Conclusions and Strategies for Salmon Restoration in the Columbia River Basin
Contributors: Richard N. Williams, Jack A. Stanford, James A. Lichatowich, William J. Liss, Charles C. Coutant, Willis E. McConnaha, Richard R. Whitney, Phillip R. Mundy, Peter A. Bisson, and Madison A. Powell.
- Edition: 1
- Published: October 28, 2005
- No. of pages (Hardback): 720
- No. of pages (eBook): 720
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780120884148
- eBook ISBN: 9780080454306
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Richard N. Williams
Affiliations and expertise
University of Idaho, Center for Salmonids and Freshwater Species at Risk, Hagerman, Idaho, U.S.A.Read Return to the River on ScienceDirect