Lack of long-term sublethal effects of reduced freshwater pH alone on Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) smolts subsequently transferred to seawater

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 511-518

  Fivelstad, Sveinung ^a   Olsen, Anne Berit ^b   Stefansson, Sigurd ^c   Handeland, Sigurd ^c   Waagbø, Rune ^d   Kroglund, Frode ^e   Colt, John ^f  

^a BERGEN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^d INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^e NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

^f ALASKA FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRESHWATER; PH; SALMONID; SMOLT; SUBLETHAL EFFECT;

SALMO; SALMO SALAR; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 3543084609     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f04-002     Document Type: Article

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