Large river plumes modify coastal environments and can impact production across multiple trophic levels. From 1999 to 2009, the
assemblages of forage fish, predator fish, and other pelagic nekton were monitored in coastal waters associated with the Columbia
River plume. Surveys were conducted at night to target vertically migrating species,...
The transition between freshwater and marine environments is associated with high mortality for juvenile anadromous salmonids, yet little is known about this critical period in many large rivers. To address this deficiency, we investigated the estuarine ecology of juvenile salmonids and their associated fish assemblage in open-water habitats of the...