Geomorphic comparison of two Atlantic coastal rivers: toward an understanding of physical controls on Atlantic salmon habitat

• Main Author: Wilkins, Benjamin Carleton
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Boston College 2009
• Subjects: Atlantic salmon habitat; fluvial geomorphology; remote sensing; Canada; Snyder; Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2345/674

Thesis advisor: Noah P. Snyder Substrate size and mobility are important to Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) spawning and rearing success. Channel geometry is a control on bedload mobility in streams. It is believed that channel morphology in many Maine rivers has been altered by land use practices, cr...