elwha: Elwha River Survey

elwhaR Documentation

Elwha River Survey

Description

An event table containing the results of a survey of the Elwha River (Washington, USA) carried out in August-September 2008. Both physical variables and fish counts were collected.

Format

A data frame with 249 rows and 33 variables.

Details

  • from, to - distance upstream from the river mouth [km]

  • unit.length - unit length [m]

  • unit.type - unit type (P = pool, GP = glide-like pool, G = glide, GR = glide-like riffle, R = riffle)

  • channel.type - channel type (1 = main, 2 = secondary)

  • mean.depth - mean depth [m]

  • max.depth - max depth [m]

  • mean.width - mean wetted width [m]

  • bedrock - bedrock substrate [%]

  • boulder - boulder substrate [%]

  • cobble - cobble substrate [%]

  • gravel - gravel substrate [%]

  • sand - sand substrate [%]

  • silt - silt substrate [%]

  • overhang.cover - channel banks with overhanging vegetation [%]

  • boulder.cover - channel area covered by boulders [%]

  • jams - number of log jams

  • jam.area - total area of log jams [m^2]

  • SACO.10/20/30/40/total - number of Bull Trout (Salvelinus confluentus) sized 10 - 20 cm / 20 - 30 cm / 30 - 40 cm / > 40 cm / total, respectively.

  • ONXX.10/20/30/40/total - number of trout (Oncorhynchus sp.) sized 10 - 20 cm / 20 - 30 cm / 30 - 40 cm / > 40 cm / total, respectively.

  • SAFO - number of Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)

  • ONTS - number of Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)

  • ONNE - number of Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka)

  • LATR - number of Pacific Lamprey (Lampetra tridentata)

  • ONKI - number of Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch)

Source

Brenkman, S. J., J. J. Duda, C. E. Torgersen, E. Z. Welty, G. R. Pess, R. Peters, and M. L. McHenry. 2012. A riverscape perspective of Pacific salmonids and aquatic habitats prior to large-scale dam removal in the Elwha River, Washington, USA. Fisheries Management and Ecology 19:36-53. DOI: \Sexpr[results=rd]{tools:::Rd_expr_doi("10.1111/j.1365-2400.2011.00815.x")}


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