Does increased abundance of sea lice influence survival of wild Atlantic salmon post-smolt?

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1639-1648

  Hvidsten, N A ^a   Finstad, B ^a   Kroglund, F ^b   Johnsen, B O ^a   Strand, R ^a   Arnekleiv, J V ^c   Bjorn P A ^d  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Post smolt mortality; Salmon aquaculture; Salmon escapees; Sea lice protection

Indexed keywords

LEPEOPHTHEIRUS SALMONIS; PHTHIRAPTERA; SALMO SALAR;

EID: 36849022156     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01622.x     Document Type: Article

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