Fraser River Literature

 

References

Johnson, W.A. 1921. Sedimentation of the Fraser River delta. Geologic Survey of Canada, Memoir 125. 46p.

Northcote, T.G. 1974. Biology of the Lower Fraser River: a review. Westwater Research Centre, Technical Report No.3. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. 94 p.

Northcote, T.G., Ennis, G.L., and Anderson, M.H. 1975. Periphytic and planktonic algae of the Lower Fraser River in relation to water quality conditions. Westwater Research Centre, Technical Report No.8. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. 61 p.

Northcote, T.G., Johnston, N.T., and Tsumura, K. 1978. A regional comparison of species distribution, abundance, size and other characteristics of Lower Fraser River fishes. Westwater Research Centre, Technical Report No.14. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. 38 p.

Northcote, T.G., Johnston, N.T., and Tsumura, K. 1979. Feeding relationships and food web structure of Lower Fraser River fishes. Westwater Research Centre, Technical Report No.16. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. 73 p.

LeBlond, P.H. 1978. On tidal propagation in shallow rivers. J. Geophys. Res. 83:4717-4721.

Levings, C.D. 1980a. Vertical distribution and abundance of epibenthos and macro-zooplankton in the lower Fraser estuary. Canadian Data Report, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 241: 59 p.

Chapman, P.M. and Brinkhurst, R.O. 1981. Seasonal changes in the interstitial salinities and seasonal movements of subtidal benthic invertebrates in the Fraser River estuary, B.C. Estuarine Coastal Shelf Science, 12: 49-66.

Kistritz, R.U., Hall, K.J., and Yesaki, I. 1983. Productivity, detritus flox, and nutrient cycling in a Carex lyngbyei tidal marsh. Estuaries. 6: 227-237.

Kostaschuk, R.A. and McCann, S.B. 1983. Delta-forming processes in a fjord-head delta, British Columbia, Canada. Sedimentary Geology, 36: 268-288.

Kostaschuk, R.A., 1986. River mouth processes in a fjord delta, Bella Coola, British Columbia, Canada. Marine Geology, 69: 1-23.

Kostaschuk, R.A., Luternauer, J.L. and Millard, T.H., 1986. Sediment transport in the outer Main Channel of the Fraser River Estuary during the 1985 freshet. Geological Survey of Canada Current Research, Part A, Paper 86-1A, 565-570.

Kostaschuk, R.A. and Luternauer, J.L., 1987. Large-scale sedimentary processes in a trained, high-energy, sand-rich, salt-wedge estuary: Fraser River delta, British Columbia. Geological Survey of Canada Current Research, Part A, Paper 87-1A, 727-734.

Kostaschuk, R.A., 1987. Some British Columbian Fjord Deltas. Canadian Geographer, 31: 180-184.

Geyer, W.R. and J.D. Smith. 1987. Shear instability in a highly stratified estuary. J. Phys. Oceanogr. 17:1668-1679.

Geyer, W.R.and D.M. Farmer. 1989. Tide-induced variation of the dynamics of a salt wedge estuary J. Physical Oceanogr. 19:1060-1072.

Kostaschuk, R.A., Luternauer, J.L. and Church, M.A., 1989. Suspended sediment hysteresis in a salt-wedge estuary - Fraser River, Canada. Marine Geology, 87: 273-285.

Kostaschuk, R.A. and Luternauer, J.L., 1989. The role of the salt-wedge in sediment resuspension and deposition. Journal of Coastal Research, 5: 93-101.

Northcote, T.G., and Larkin, P.A. 1989. The Fraser River: a major salmonine production system. p.172-204. In: Proceedings of the International Large River Symposium (LARS), Dodge, D.P. (ed.). Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 106: 629 p.

Kostaschuk, R.A. and Atwood, L.A., 1990. River discharge and tidal controls on salt-wedge position and implications for channel shoaling. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 17: 452-459.

Kostaschuk, R.A., Ilersich, S.A. and Luternauer, J.L., 1990. Relationships between bed-material load and bedform migration: Fraser River estuary, British Columbia. Geological Survey of Canada Current Research, Paper 90-1E, 239-244.

Kostaschuk, R.A., Church, M.A. and Luternauer, J.L., 1991. Acoustic images of turbulent flow structures in Fraser River estuary, British Columbia. Geological Survey of Canada Current Research, Paper 91-1E, 83-90.

Moslow, T.F., Luternauer, J.L. and Kostaschuk, R.A., 1991. Patterns and rates of sedimentation on the Fraser River delta slope. Geological Survey of Canada Current Research, Paper 91-1E, 141-145.

Kostaschuk, R.A., Luternauer, J.L., McKenna, G.T. and Moslow, T.F., 1992. Sediment transport in a submarine channel system: Fraser River Delta, Canada. Journal of Sedimentary Petrology, 62: 273-282.

Kostaschuk, R.A., Church, M.A. and Luternauer, J.L., 1992. Sediment transport over salt-wedge intrusions: Fraser River estuary, Canada. Sedimentology, 39: 305-317.

Kostaschuk, R.A. and Luternauer, J.L., 1993. Subtidal dune migration and sediment movement on Roberts Bank: Fraser River delta, British Columbia. Geological Survey of Canada Current Research, Paper 93-1E, 67-72.

Kostaschuk, R.A., Stephan, B.A. and Luternauer, J.L., 1993. Suspended sediment concentration in a buoyant plume: Fraser River, Canada. Geo-Marine Letters, 13: 165-171.

Kostaschuk, R.A. and Church, M.A., 1993. Macroturbulence generated by dunes: Fraser River, Canada. Sedimentary Geology, 85: 25-37.

Evoy, R.W., Moslow, T.F., Kostaschuk, R.A. and Luternauer, J.L., 1994. Origin and variability of sedimentary facies of the Fraser river delta foreslope, British Columbia. Marine Geology, 118: 49-60.

Beamish, R.J., C.E.M. Neville, B.L. Thomsom, P.J. Harrison, and M. St. John. 1994. A relationship between Fraser River discharge and interannual production of Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) and Pacific herring (Clupea pallasi) in the Strait of Georgia . Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 51:2843-2855.

Yin, K., P. Harrison, S. Pond, and R.J. Beamish. 1995. Entrainment of nitrate in the Fraser River Estuary and its biological implications. 1. Effects of the salt wedge Estuar. Coast. Shelf Sci. 40:505-528.

Yin, K., P. Harrison, S. Pond, and R.J. Beamish. 1995. Entrainment of nitrate in the Fraser River Estuary and its biological implications. 2. Effects of spring vs. neap tides and river discharge. Estuar. Coast. Shelf Sci. 40:529-544.

Yin, K., P. Harrison, S. Pond, and R.J. Beamish. 1995. Entrainment of nitrate in the Fraser River Estuary and its biological implications. 3. Effects of winds. Estuar. Coast. Shelf Sci. 40:545-558.

Kostaschuk, R.A., Luternauer, J.L., Barrie, V.J., LeBlond, P. and Werth von Deichmann, L., 1995. Sediment transport by tidal currents and implications for slope stability. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 32: 852-859.

Kostaschuk, R.A. and Ilersich, S.A., 1995. Relations between dune migration and sediment transport: Fraser River estuary, British Columbia. In: Hickin, E.J. (editor), River Geomorphology. John Wiley & Sons Ltd., Sussex, England, p. 19-36.

Kistritz, R.U., Scott, K.J., and Levings, C.D. 1996. Changes in fish habitat in the lower Fraser River analyzed by two wetland classification systems, p. 1-38. In: Created and Restored Sedge Marshes in the Lower Fraser River and Estuary: An Evaluation of their Functioning as Fish Habitat, Levings, C.D. and Nishimura, D.J.H. (ed.). Canadian Technical Report Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 2126: 143 p.

Kostaschuk, R.A. and Villard, P.V., 1996. Flow and sediment transport over large subaqueous dunes: Fraser river, Canada. Sedimentology, 43, 849-863

Kostaschuk, R.A. and Villard, P.V., 1996.Turbulent sand suspension events: Fraser river, Canada
In: Ashworth, P.J., Bennett, S.J., Best, J.L. and McLelland, S.J. (editors), Coherent Flow Structures in Open Channels, John Wiley & Sons Ltd., Sussex, England, p. 19-36.

Boyle, C.A., Lavkulich, L., Schreier, H., and Kiss, E. 1997. Changes in land cover and subsequent effects on lower Fraser basin ecosystems from 1827 to 1990. Environmental Management, 21: 185-196.

Adams, M.A. and Williams, G.L. Chapter 14: Tidal marshes of the Fraser River estuary: Composition, structure and a history of marsh creation efforts to 1998. In: Fraser River Delta: Issues of an Urban Estuary, Groulx, B.J. and Luternauer, J.L (ed.). Geological Survey of Canada/AAAS Pacific Division Volume.

Bendell-Young, L., Yin, K., Thomas, C., Harrison, P.J., Feeney, T., Arvai, J., Levings, C., and Ross, L. 1998. Chapter 16: Biogeochemistry of the intertidal area of the Fraser River Estuary. In: Fraser River Delta: Issues of an Urban Estuary, Groulx, B.J. and Luternauer, J.L (ed.). Geological Survey of Canada/AAAS Pacific Division Volume.

Kostaschuk, R.A., Luternauer, J.L. and Church, M.A., in press. Sedimentary processes in the estuary. In: Clague, J.J., Mosher, D.C. and Luternauer, J.L. (editors), The Fraser River Delta: Recent geological, geotechnical and geochemical research. Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin.

Kostaschuk, R.A. and Luternauer, J.L. 1998. Sedimentary processes and their environmental significance: Lower Main Channel, Fraser River Estuary. In: Fraser River Delta: Issues of an Urban Estuary, Groulx, B.J. and Luternauer, J.L. (ed.). Geological Survey of Canada/AAAS Pacific Division Volume.

Villard, P.V. and Kostaschuk, R.A., in press. The relation between shear velocity and suspended sediment concentration over dunes: Fraser Estuary, Canada. Marine Geology.

Emmett, R., et al.  2000.  Geographic Signatures of North American West Coast Estuaries.  Estuaries, 23(6): 765-792.

 

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