Return to the River
Restoring Salmon Back to the Columbia River
- 1st Edition - October 28, 2005
- Latest edition
- Editor: Richard N. Williams
- Language: English
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
Description
Description
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.
Key features
Key features
- 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
Readership
Readership
Table of contents
Table of contents
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.
Review quotes
Review quotes
"This edited volume provides a detailed overview of the science and policy of salmon restoration...This book is important reading for anyone interested in salmon and watershed restoration, and the chapters provide a wealth of scientific information on riverine and salmonid ecology."—FISHERIES (2006)
"...very readable, this mighty book is packed with years of research and conclusions that demand reading and understanding by our elected representatives and decision-makers...Editor Richard Willams, with the Center for Salmonoids and Freshwater Species at Risk at the University of Idaho, has drawn together in one book the collective knowledge of a large group of the Northwest's best scientists who study fish and their environment."—Jack Berryman in SALMON TROUT STEELHEADER (2005)
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: October 28, 2005
- Language: English
About the editor
About the editor
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