Movements of wild Atlantic salmon parr in relation to peaking flows below a hydropower station

River Research and Applications

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 957-966

  Berland, G ^a   Nickelsen, T ^a   Heggenes, J ^b   Okland F ^c   Thorstad, E B ^c   Halleraker, J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH EASTERN NORWAY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^d SINTEF ENERGY RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Atlantic salmon parr; Hydroelectricity; Movement; Peaking flows; Salmo salar; Telemetry

Indexed keywords

HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT; MIGRATION; MORTALITY; PEAK FLOW; RIVER DISCHARGE; SALMONID;

SALMO SALAR;

EID: 11844268127     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.802     Document Type: Article

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