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The role of traditional ecological knowledge in understanding a species and river system at risk : Pacific lamprey in the Lower Klamath Basin

Creator:

Petersen, Robin S.

Abstract:

Pacific lamprey (Lampetra tridentata) have historically been considered by the Western scientific community as a "trash" fish and generally overlooked in West Coast fisheries management. Recent population declines in Pacific Northwest streams have triggered new research to understand the life history and ecological significance of this species. These new studies...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

Full Text:

significant, yet incomplete as they lack the historical context in which to place the data. The Yurok and