Influence of spring and summer water temperature on brook charr, Salvelinus fontinalis, growth and age structure in the Ford River, Michigan

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 41-51

  Drake, Melissa Treml ^a,b   Taylor, William W ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Fish; Optimal temperature; Salmonid; Size; Thermal regime

Indexed keywords

SALVELINUS FONTINALIS;

AGE STRUCTURE; BROOK CHARR; GROWTH; TEMPERATURE;

USA, MICHIGAN, FORD RIVER;

EID: 0029669015     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00000626     Document Type: Article

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