Atlantic salmon abundance and size track climate regimes in the Baltic Sea

Boreal Environment Research

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 139-149

  Huusko, Ari ^a   Hyvärinen, Pekka ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SALMO SALAR;

EID: 84859452162     PISSN: 12396095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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