Synchrony in marine growth among Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) populations

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 444-457

  Jensen, Arne Johan ^a   Fiske, Peder ^a   Hansen, Lars Petter ^a   Johnsen, Bjørn Ove ^a   Mork, Kjell Arne ^b   Næsje, Tor Fredrik ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CLIMATE OSCILLATION; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RATE; GYRE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SALMONID; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ARCTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA; NORWEGIAN SEA;

SALMO SALAR;

EID: 79952230119     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: 12057533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F10-156     Document Type: Article

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