Liming restores Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) populations in acidified Norwegian rivers

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 224-231

  Hesthagen, Trygve ^a   Larsen, Bjørn M ^a   Fiske, Peder ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; ELECTROFISHING; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; LIMING; POPULATION DENSITY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SALMONID;

NORWAY;

SALMO SALAR;

EID: 79551679558     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: 12057533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F10-133     Document Type: Article

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