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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

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Petersen, Robin S.

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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...

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Masters Thesis

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significant, yet incomplete as they lack the historical context in which to place the data. The Yurok and
The Siletz Eels: Oral History Interviews with Siletz Tribal Elders and Neighboring Residents Regarding The Decline in Siletz River Lamprey Populations

Creator:

Downey, Tom, Rilatos, Darin, Sondenaa, Annette, and Zybach, Bob

Abstract:

Lamprey eel harvesting has systematically and periodically occurred along the Siletz River and its tributaries for as many as hundreds, or thousands, or tens of thousands of years that human families and lamprey eel populations have coexisted in the Siletz Valley ecosystem. Historical, cultural, and biological information for the twentieth...

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Technical Report

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AMERICANS IN MARINE SCIENCE PROGRAM OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY CORVALLIS, OREGON THE SILETZ EELS: Oral