Life history and large-scale habitat use of brown trout (Salmo trutta) and brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) - Implications for species replacement patterns

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 633-644

  Öhlund, Gunnar ^a,c   Nordwall, Fredrik ^a,d   Degerman, Erik ^b   Eriksson, Torleif ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER RESEARCH   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d Nature management Fisheries unit   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; DOMINANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FECUNDITY; HABITAT USE; HEADWATER; LIFE HISTORY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SALMONID; SYMPATRY;

SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS;

EID: 41649106257     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F08-003     Document Type: Article

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