Sea lice dispersion and salmon survival in relation to salmon farm activity in the Broughton Archipelago

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 144-156

  Morton, Alexandra ^a   Routledge, Rick ^b   McConnell, Amy ^b   Krkošek, Martin ^a,c,d  

^a Salmon Coast Field Station British Columbia   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Conservation; Salmon; Sea lice

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED MINE; ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL LAND; DAMAGE; DISPERSION; JUVENILE; LOUSE; MIGRATION; MIGRATION ROUTE; MORTALITY; PARASITE CONTROL; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PREDATION RISK; SALMONID FISHERY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVIVAL; WILD POPULATION; ZOOPLANKTON;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; BROUGHTON ARCHIPELAGO; CANADA;

LEPEOPHTHEIRUS SALMONIS; ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS GORBUSCHA; ONCORHYNCHUS KETA; PHTHIRAPTERA;

EID: 79551675815     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsq146     Document Type: Article

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