Restoration versus recolonisation: The origin of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) currently in the River Thames

Biological Conservation

Volumn 144, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2733-2738

  Griffiths, Andrew M ^a,b   Ellis, Jonathan S ^a,f   Clifton Dey, Darryl ^c   Machado Schiaffino, Gonzalo ^d,g   Bright, Dylan ^e   Garcia Vazquez, Eva ^d   Stevens, Jamie R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b THE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^d DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOQUÍMICA Y BIOLOGÍA MOLECULAR   (Spain)

^e WESTCOUNTRY RIVERS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Assignment; Conservation; Fisheries; Management; Microsatellite; Stocking

Indexed keywords

CAPTURE METHOD; CATCHMENT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; HATCHERY; RECOLONIZATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RETURN MIGRATION; RIVER WATER; SALMONID; STOCK ASSESSMENT; TRANSLOCATION; WATER QUALITY;

ENGLAND; THAMES RIVER [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

SALMO SALAR;

EID: 84860417134     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2011.07.017     Document Type: Article

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