Salmon Bibliography
California Academy of Sciences Library

Salmon Natural History:
Boles, Gerald L. Water Temperature Effects on Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) with emphasis on the
Sacramento River: a Literature Review. Sacramento: California Department of Water Resources; Northern District,
1988. Ichthy QL638.S2 B64 1988.
Brown, Bruce. Mountain in the Clouds:
A Search for the Wild Salmon. Seattle:
University of Washington Press, 1995.
Biodiv QL638.S2 B76 1995.
Conrad, Robert Harvey and Jennifer L. Gutmann. Conversion
Equations Between Fork Length and Total Length for
Chinook Salmon. Olympia, WA: Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, 1996. SA QL638.52 C65 1996.
Fobes, Natalie. Reaching Home: Pacific
Salmon, Pacific People. Anchorage:
Alaska Northwest Books, 1994. SA
QL638.S2 F58 1994.
Hallock, Richard J. Migrations of
Adult King Salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha in the San Joaquin Delta, as
Demonstrated by the Use of Sonic Tags. Sacramento: Dept. of Fish and Game, 1970. Main Serials SH11 .C27 no.151.
Pacific Salmon Life Histories. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 1991.
Ichthy QL638.S2 P22 1991.
Physiological Ecology of Pacific Salmon. Vancouver: UBC Press, 1995. SA QL638.S2 P46 1995.
Raleigh, Robert F., William J. Miller and Patrick C. Nelson. Habitat Suitability Index Models and Instream Flow
Suitability Curves: Chinook Salmon. Washington, DC: U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service; National Ecology Center, 1986. Ref. QH540 .H23 no.122.
Raleigh, Robert F and Patrick C. Nelson. Habitat
Suitability Index Models and Instream Flow Suitability Curves:
Pink Salmon. Washington, DC: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Western Energy and Land Use Team, 1985. Ref. QH540
.H23 no.109.
Shapovalov, Leo and Alan C. Taft. The
Life Histories of the Steelhead Rainbow Trout and Silver Salmon with
Special Reference to Waddell Creek, California, and Recommendations Regarding Their Management. Sacramento:
CA Dept. of Fish and Game, Bulletin no.98, 1954. Main Serials SH11 .C27 no.98; SA QL638.S2 S48.
Smith, Lynwood S and Gordon Bell. A
Practical Guide to the Anatomy and Physiology of Pacific Salmon. Ottawa:
Department of the Environment; Fisheries and Marine Service, 1975. Main QL638.S2 S6; SA QL638.S2 S6.
Walters, Timothy R. Smolt Migration
Characteristics and Mainstem Snake and Columbia River Detection Rates of
PIT-tagged Grande Ronde and Imnaha River Naturally Produced Spring Chinook Salmon. Portland, OR: Oregon
Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, 1994. Main QL638.S2 W345 1994.
Salmon Fisheries:
Alkire, Carolyn. L. Wild Salmon as Natural Capital: Accounting for Sustainable Use. Washington, DC: Wilderness
Society, 1993. Biodiv Ref. SH348.A44 1993.
Pacific Salmon and Federal Lands: A Regional Analysis. Washington, DC: Wilderness Society, 1993. Biodiv Ref.
QL638.S2 P19 1993.
Salmon Aquaculture. New York: Halsted Press, 1993. SA SH167.S17 S26 1993.
The Salmon Survival Guide: Everything You Need to Know to Understand the Headlines. Victoria, B.C.: World
Fisheries Trust, 1996. Biodiv Ref. SH349.S34 1996.
Endangered Species and Conservation:
Annual Report on the Status of the California State Listed Threatened and Endangered Plants and Animals.
Sacramento: State of California; The Resources Agency; Department of Fish and Game,
1992. Biodiv Ref. QH76.5.C2 A55 1992; Ref. Wild Calif. QH76.5.C2 A55 1992.
California's Salmon and Steelhead: The Struggle to Restore an Imperiled Resource. Berkeley: University of
California Press, 1991. Biodiv Ref. SH348.C35 1991.
Cloud, Joseph G., Gary H. Thorgard. Genetic Conservation of Salmonid Fishes. New York: Plenum Press, 1993. SA
QL638.S2.G46 1993.
Cone, Joseph. A Common Fate: Endangered Salmon and the People of the Pacific Northwest. Corvallis, OR: Oregon
State University Press, 1996. Biodiv QL638.S2 C659 1996.
Conservation of Fish and Shellfish Resources: Managing Diversity. New York: Academic Press, 1995. Biodiv Ref.
SH327.7.C66 1995.
Endangered Wildlife of the World. New York: Marshall Cavendish, 1993. Biodiv Ref. QH75.E53 1993.
Life on the Edge: A Guide to California's Endangered Natural Resources: Wildlife. Santa Cruz, CA: Biosystems
Books, 1994. Biodiv Ref. QH76.5.C2 L53 1994.
Meyer, Philip A. The Value of King Salmon, Harbor Seals and Wetlands of San Francisco Bay. San Francisco: The
Bay Institute of San Francisco, 1987. Main HD1694.C2 M49 1987.
Middleton, Susan & David Liittschwager. Witness: Endangered Species of North America. San Francisco:
Chronicle Books, 1994. Ref. Cas Pubs QH77.N7 M54 1994; Biodiv QH77.N7 M54 1994; Main QH77.N7 M54 1994,
Public QH77.N7 M54 1994.
Netboy, Anthony. The Salmon: Their Fight for Survival. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1974. Main QL638.S2 N49 1973;
SA QL638.S2 N49 1973.
A New Strategy for Watershed Restoration and Recovery of Pacific Salmon in the Pacific Northwest: Report.
Eugene, OR: Pacific Rivers Council, 1993. Biodiv Ref. QL638.S2 N5 1993a.
Northwest Salmon Crisis: A Documentary History. Corvallis, OR: Oregon State University, 1996. Biodiv SH 348.N68
1996.
The Official World Wildlife Fund Guide to Endangered Species of North America. Washington, DC: Beacham
Publishing, 1990. Ref. QH75.O35 1990.
Pacific Salmon and Their Ecosystems: Status and Future Options. New York: Chapman & Hall, 1997. Biodiv Ref.
SH348.P33 1997.
Reynolds, Forrest L.; Robert L. Reavis and Jim Schuler. Central Valley Salmon and Steelhead Restoration and
Enhancement Plan. Sacramento: State of California Resources Agency; Department of Fish and Game, 1990. Biodiv
Ref. SH222.C3 C45 1990.
Steinhart, Peter. California's Wild Heritage: Threatened and Endangered Animals in the Golden State. Sacramento:
California Department of Fish and Game, 1990. Biodiv Ref. QL84.22.C2 S83 1990; Biodiv QL84.22 .C2 S74; Main
QL84.22.C2 S74 1990; Ref. Wild Calif. QL84.22.C2 S74 1990; SC Books QL84.22.C2 S74 1990.
Watershed and Salmon Habitat Restoration in the Pacific Northwest: Rationale and Framework for Legislation,
1993. Eugene, OR: The Pacific Rivers Council, 1993. Biodiv Ref. QL638.S2 W38 1993a.
CHILDREN'S BOOKS:
Cone, Molly. Come Back, Salmon: How a Group of Dedicated Kids Adopted Pigeon Creek and Brought It Back to
Life. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1992. Biodiv Juv. SH157.8.C66 1991.
Field, Nancy, and Sally Machlis. Discovering Salmon: a Nature Activity Book. Middleton, WI: Dog-Eared Publications,
1993. Biodiv Juv. QL638.S2.F52 1993.
Born in Fire. Eugene, OR: Cascadia Fire Ecology Project, 1996. Biodiv SD538.2.N95 B67 1996 (54 minutes).
Empty Promises, Empty Nets. Portland, OR: Wild Hare Media: 1995. Public E98.F4.E46 1994 (30 minutes).
On the Edge. Davis, CA: Salmon and Steelhead, 1988. Biodiv SH157.8.O63 1988 (29 minutes).
Matter of Trust. Portland, OR: Wild Hare Media: 1995. Public E98.F4.M37 1995 (30 minutes).
The Moon's Prayer: Wisdom of the Ages. Oakland, CA: The Video Project, 1991. Biodiv Media SH348.M66 1991 (51
minutes)
My Strength is from the Fish. Portland, OR: Wild Hare Media: 1994. Public E98.F4.M9 1995 (30 minutes)
The Return of the Salmon. Corvallis, OR: Oregon Sea Grant, 1995. Biodiv QL638.S2 R47 1995 (30 minutes).
Secrets of the Bay. Berkeley, CA: Independent Documentary Group, 1990. Biodiv QH105.C2 S43 1990 (28 minutes).
When the Salmon Runs Dry. Oakland, CA: The Video Project, 1992. Biodiv Media QL638.S2 W48 1992 (51 minutes)
The Encyclopedia of U.S. Endangered Species.
Produced by ZCI Publishing. Information was gathered from the World Wildlife Fund Guide to Endangered Species.
Information is comprehensive and usually includes a bibliography, as well as an image. Biodiv CD-ROM QH76 .E52 1994.
Species Information Library.
Published by the National Information Services Corporation (NISC). Includes full text information for 7200 North
American species, including many endangered species. Information covers taxonomy, habitat association, food habits, life
history, management practices, and ecology. Each record includes a very detailed bibliography. Published in 1994.
“Back to the Woods”. (Out of work loggers paid to restore salmon habitat in Washington State). Audubon Volume 97
(January/February 1995) p.88. Main Serials QL671 .A78.
“Can we save the Northwest's Salmon?” National Wildlife Volume 32 (Oct/Nov 1994) p42-9. Main Serials 333.06
N213n.
Gillis, Anna Maria. “What's at stake in the Pacific Northwest Salmon Debate?” (Columbia River) BioScience Volume
45 (March 1995) p125-7+. Main Serials QH301 .B58.
Hedrick, Philip W.; Dennis Hedgecock and Scott Hamelberg. “Effective Population Size in Winter-Run Chinook Salmon.”
Conservation Biology Volume 9:3 (1995) p.615. Biodiv Serials.
Lord, Nancy. “Born to be wild.” Sierra Volume 79 (Nov/Dec 1994) p. 60-5+. Main Serials F868 .S5 S54.
Maxwell, Jessica. “Swimming with salmon (Pacific Northwest).” Natural History Volume 104 (September 1995) p.26.
Main Serials 506 Am35MN.
Rarh, Guido R III. “Saving the Pacific Northwest's Last Salmon.” Orion Volume 14 (Winter 1995) p.32. Biodiv Serials.
“A Treatment plant-fish hatchery in one (Chinook salmon spawning in Chicago wastewater treatment plant near Lake
Michigan)” Science News Volume 148 (Dec 2, 1995) p378. Main Serials Q1 .S76.
Zorpette, Glenn. “So many salmon, but so little (ocean warming may be shrinking the size of Pacific salmon)” Scientific
American Volume 272 (May 1995) p21. Main Serials Q1 .S38
Chinook Salmon Pages:
Chinook Salmon
http://habitat.pac.dfo.ca/heb/fhiip/species/chinook.htm
Contains life cycle and habitat utilization map.
Chinook Salmon: Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s Wildlife Notebook Serieshttp://www.state.ak.us/local/akpages/FISH.GAME/notebook/fish/chinook.htm
Chinook Salmon in San Francisco Bay
http://www.delta.dfg.ca.gov/baydelta/monitoring/chinook.html
Sacramento River Winter-Run Chinook Salmon
Salmon Pages:
Ceres: Salmon
http://ceres.ca.gov/theme/salmon.html
Great Lakes Fish Pictures
http://www.epa.gov/25water/fish/
National Academy of Sciences Salmon Study
http://www.noaa.gov:80/public_affairs/pr95/nov95/noaa95_r153.html
North Pacific Rim Salmon Project
http://www.orst.edu/Dept/ODFW/freshwater/strat/
Pacific Northwest Salmon
http://www.eskimo.com/users/fish/pnwsalmon.html
Pacific Salmon Information via the Internet
http://kingfish.ssp.nmfs.gov/salmon/salmon.html
Salmon and Society in the Pacific Northwest
http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/salmon/
Salmon Biology 130 Projects on Salmon Ecology and Related Topics
http://biology.uoregon.edu/classes/bi130/projectpages.html
The Story of Northwest Salmon Fisheries
http://weber.u.washington.edu/~common/Gary/salmon.html
Varieties of Salmon
http://www.alaska.net/~triad/salmon1.html
Where do Salmon go in the Ocean?
http://www.wh.whoi.edu/faq/fishraq2d.html
Salmon School Projects on the Web:
Arleta Bilingual Salmon Project
http://buckman.pps.k12.or.us/arleta/salmon/salmon.html
Salmon from A to Z
http://www2.northstar.k12.ak.us/schools/upk/chena/salmon/salmon.html
http://www.fish.washington.edu/hatchery/salmon.html
Salmon Page: Hosted by Riverdale School
Last Updated: November 1998