Sea lice and salmon in Pacific Canada: Ecology and policy

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 201-209

  Krkošek, Martin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATER; CRUSTACEAN; ECTOPARASITE; FISHERY POLICY; HABITAT CONSERVATION; MIGRATION; NATIVE SPECIES; PARASITE PREVALENCE; SALMONID FISHERY; STOCK ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY;

CANADA; PACIFIC COAST [CANADA]; PACIFIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA];

LEPEOPHTHEIRUS SALMONIS; ONCORHYNCHUS; PHTHIRAPTERA;

EID: 77951735867     PISSN: 15409295     EISSN: 15409309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/080097     Document Type: Review

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