Use of stable isotopes to distinguish farmed from wild Atlantic salmon, Salmon salar

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 176-184

  Dempson, J B ^a   Power, M ^b  

^a FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atlantic salmon; Conne River; Escapees; Farmed salmon; Newfoundland; Salmon salar; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; SALMONID; STABLE ISOTOPE; WILD POPULATION;

CANADA; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; NORTH AMERICA;

SALMO; SALMO SALAR;

EID: 4344641352     PISSN: 09066691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0633.2004.00057.x     Document Type: Article

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