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A hypothesis-driven statistical approach for identifying ecosystem indicators of coho and Chinook salmon marine survival
A hypothesis-driven statistical approach for identifying ecosystem indicators of coho and Chinook salmon marine survival
Efforts to understand causes of declines in productivity of species of concern often involve retrospective evaluation of multiple possible causes base…
Highlights
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Salmon marine survival declined in Puget Sound in the 1980s and failed to recover.
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Used hypothesis-driven framework of indicators for salmon marine survival.
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Analyzed factors related to ecology, environmental conditions, and human impacts.
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No single factor explains declines in marine survival.
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Predation, hatchery timing, and anthropogenic impacts are strongest model factors.
