Global climate change and effects on Pacific Northwest salmonids: An exploratory case study

Conference · Sat Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1990

OSTI ID:6426173

Shankle, S A

Recently, a number of papers have addressed global warming and freshwater fisheries. The recent report to Congress by the US Environmental Protection Agency included an analysis of potential effects of global warming on fisheries of the Great Lakes, California, and the Southeast. In California, the report stated that salinity increases in the San Francisco Bay could enhance the abundance of marine fish species, while anadromous species could be adversely affected. This paper discusses global climate changes and the effects on Pacific Northwest Salmonids. The impacts of climate change or Spring Chinook production in the Yakima Sub-basin was simulated using a computer modeling system developed for the Northwest Power planning council. 35 refs., 1 fig., 1 tab.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/NE
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 6426173
• Report Number(s): PNL-SA-18494; CONF-9009277--1; ON: DE91001317
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540110*
ANADROMOUS FISHES
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
CLIMATES
DAMS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
FEDERAL REGION X
FISHERIES
FISHES
GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS
GLOBAL ASPECTS
GREENHOUSE EFFECT
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
NORTH AMERICA
PACIFIC OCEAN
REPAIR
SAN FRANCISCO BAY
SEAS
SURFACE WATERS
USA
VARIATIONS
VERTEBRATES