Do native species limit survival of reintroduced Atlantic salmon in historic rearing streams?

Biological Conservation

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 146-152

  Ward, Darren M ^a   Nislow, Keith H ^b   Folt, Carol L ^a  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Context dependent; Cottus cognatus; Generalist predator; Population restoration; Reintroduction success; Salmo salar

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; EXTINCTION RISK; JUVENILE; NATIVE SPECIES; REARING; REINTRODUCTION; SALMONID; STOCK ASSESSMENT; STREAM; SURVIVAL;

CONNECTICUT RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

COTTUS COGNATUS; PISCES; SALMO SALAR;

EID: 36549072851     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2007.09.006     Document Type: Article

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