Guidance for evaluating and recommending temperature regimes to protect fish

Armour, Carl L.

Abstract. Procedures are presented for evaluating temperature regimes for fish. Although examples pertain to spring chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), the principles apply to other species. Basic temperature tolerance relationships for fish are explained and three options are described for comparing alternative temperature regimes. The options are to base comparisons on experimental temperature tolerance results, suitability of a simulated temperature regime for key life stages, or population statistics and predicted responses to simulated temperatures. Key words: Chinook salmon, water temperature, alternative temperature regimes.
"December 1991."; "Instream flow information paper 27"--Cover

Title

Guidance for evaluating and recommending temperature regimes to protect fish

Creator

Armour, Carl L.

Contributor

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Variant Title

Biological report (Washington, D.C.) , 90-22 ; Instream flow information paper, no. 28

Source

Originally published as: Guidance for evaluating and recommending temperature regimes to protect fish (Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, 1991)
Digital reproduction of: http://worldcat.org/oclc/852766444

Date Original

1991-12

Date Digitized

2005-05-17

Date Available

2005-07-22

Other Identifiers

local: OIT-17-May-2005-710

Subject (Topic)

Fishes -- Effect of temperature on
Fishes -- Effect of water pollution on
Fishes -- Conservation

Format

text