Relationship of upstream migrating adult Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and stream discharge within Catamaran Brook, New Brunswick

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 563-573

  Mitchell, Sean C ^a   Cunjak, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BODY SIZE; DISCHARGE; MIGRATION; POPULATION DECLINE; SALMONID; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPAWNING POPULATION;

CANADA; CATAMARAN BROOK; NEW BRUNSWICK; NORTH AMERICA;

SALMO SALAR; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 34347223608     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F07-032     Document Type: Article

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