Water chemistry and its effects on the physiology and survival of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar smolts

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 502-519

  Liebich, T ^a   McCormick, S D ^b   Kircheis, D ^c   Johnson, K ^d   Regal, R ^e   Hrabik, T ^e  

^a USFWS   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c NOAA Fisheries   (United States)

^d HUSSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aluminium; ATPase; Chloride; DOC; Glucose; pH

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC SALMON; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MORTALITY; PH; POPULATION MIGRATION; RIVER; UNITED STATES;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CHLORIDES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MAINE; MORTALITY; RIVERS; SALMO SALAR;

SALMO SALAR;

EID: 79960670738     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.03046.x     Document Type: Article

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