The Endangered Species Act (ESA) requires that the National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) review the status of listed species under its authority at least every five years and …

Well-functioning food webs are fundamental for sustaining rivers as ecosystems and
maintaining associated aquatic and terrestrial communities. The current emphasis on …

Major ecological realignments are already occurring in response to climate change. To be
successful, conservation strategies now need to account for geographical patterns in traits …

Widespread declines in Atlantic and Pacific salmon (Salmo salar and Oncorhynchus spp.)
have tracked recent climate changes, but managers still lack quantitative projections of the …

Salmon life histories are finely tuned to local environmental conditions, which are intimately
linked to climate. We summarize the likely impacts of climate change on the physical …

Effective conservation and management of natural resources requires accurate predictions
of ecosystem responses to future climate change, but environmental science has largely …

Large-scale atmospheric conditions in the Northeast Pacific Ocean affect both the freshwater
environment in the Columbia River Basin and marine conditions along the coasts of Oregon …

The Northwest Fisheries Science Center of the National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA,
uses the NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-NWFSC series to issue scientific and …

1. We explored differential population responses to climate in 18 populations of threatened
spring-summer Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha in the Salmon River basin …

An investigation into the causes of species decline should include examination of habitats
important for multiple life stages. Integrating habitat impacts across life stages with life-cycle …