Resilience and stability of north Labrador Arctic charr, Salvelinus alpinus, subject to exploitation and environmental variability

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 57-67

  Brian Dempson, J ^a   Shears, Milton ^a   Furey, George ^a   Bloom, Marc ^a  

^a NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diet; Effects of fishing; Growth; Population structure

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIALIZATION; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPLOITATION; GROWTH RESPONSE; RESILIENCE; SALMONID;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

SALVELINUS ALPINUS; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS;

EID: 51049114483     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-007-9261-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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