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Limnology of Sawtooth Valley Lakes in 1995

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/405702· OSTI ID:405702
Included in this section of the report on limnology of Lakes in the Snake River Plain are descriptions of the limnological characteristics of the four lakes in reference to their potential effect of growth and survival of juvenile sockeye salmon. Physical parameters included light penetration, Secchi transparency, and water temperature; chemical parameters included oxygen, and both dissolved and particulate forms of nitrogen and phosphorus. Phytoplankton parameters included chlorophyll concentration, biovolume of dominant taxa, and rates of primary production; zooplankton parameters included density and biomass estimate, length frequencies, and the number of eggs carried by female cladocerans. 11 figs., 5 tabs.
Research Organization:
Shoshone-Bannock Tribal Fisheries Dept., Fort Hall Reservation, ID (United States)
OSTI ID:
405702
Report Number(s):
DOE/BP/22548--4; ON: DE96014750
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English