Habitat selection by juvenile Atlantic salmon: The interaction between physical habitat and abundance

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1054-1071

  Hedger, R D ^a   Dodson, J J ^a   Bergeron, N E ^b   Caron, F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^c MINISTÈRE DES RESSOURCES NATURELLES ET DE LA FAUNE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Generalized additive modelling; Habitat selection; Juvenile Atlantic salmon

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; JUVENILE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SALMONID; SURVEY;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

SALMO SALAR;

EID: 33745185626     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2005.00808.x     Document Type: Article

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