Migration and swimming depth of Atlantic salmon kelts Salmo salar in coastal zone and marine habitats

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 392, Issue , 2009, Pages 179-192

  Hedger, Richard D ^a,e   Hatin, Daniel ^b   Dodson, Julian J ^a   Martin, François ^a   Fournier, Denis ^c   Caron, François ^b   Whoriskey, Fred G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b MINISTÈRE DES RESSOURCES NATURELLES ET DE LA FAUNE   (Canada)

^c Service de la faune aquatique   (Canada)

^d Atlantic Salmon Federation   (Canada)

^e NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Atlantic salmon kelts; Diving; Migration; Telemetry

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC METHOD; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; COASTAL ZONE; FISH; HABITAT STRUCTURE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR; TELEMETRY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

SALMO SALAR;

EID: 70350759961     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08227     Document Type: Article

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