Does fine sediment constrain salmonid alevin development and survival?

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1819-1826

  Louhi, P ^a   Ovaska, M ^a   Maki Petays A ^a   Erkinaro, J ^a   Moutka, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMBRYO; EMERGENCE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; FITNESS; HABITAT TYPE; ODOR; PREDATION RISK; RIVER; SALMONID; SEDIMENTATION; SURVIVAL; VULNERABILITY;

LOTA; LOTA LOTA; SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 80053945492     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: 12057533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f2011-106     Document Type: Article

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