Both field and laboratory experiments have shown lethal effects from the deposition of silt on incubating salmon eggs. Because silting appears to deprive the eggs of sufficient oxygen, theoretical limits of flow and oxygen content of sub-surface water were studied. Data have been gathered on temperature, oxygen content, and rate of flow of water twelve inches below the surface of the gravel at Nile creek. Field determinations of oxygen consumption of pink, chum and coho eggs have been made. In heavily-silted portions of the bed there was an insufficient supply of oxygen for pre-eyed chum salmon eggs. A field method for determining oxygen content and apparent velocity of gravel water is presented. / Science, Faculty of / Zoology, Department of / Graduate
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UBC/oai:circle.library.ubc.ca:2429/41069 |
| Date | January 1951 |
| Creators | Wickett, William Percy |
| Publisher | University of British Columbia |
| Source Sets | University of British Columbia |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, Thesis/Dissertation |
| Rights | For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use. |
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