The Parasites and Pathogens of the Atlantic Salmon: Lessons from Gyrodactylus salaris

Atlantic Salmon Ecology

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 221-252

  Harris, Phil D ^a   Bachmann, Lutz ^a   Bakke, Tor A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Conservation of diversity, first priority of north atlantic salmon conservation organisation (nasco) and norwegian conservation bodies; Ecological role of parasites; Ecology of parasite faunas of atlantic salmon in freshwater and marine phases; G. salaris and epidemiological triangle epidemic of g. salaris in norway, threatening continued existence of infected east atlantic salmon stocks of salmo salar; Parasite community of atlantic salmon; Parasite community of atlantic salmon in phases of their life cycle; Parasites and pathogens of atlantic salmon lessons from gyrodactylus salaris; Pathogens and parasites infecting atlantic salmon and range of environmental conditions; Role of metal ions on gyrodactylid infections in natural water bodies, entirely unknown; Salmon within marine phase representing least studied part of life cycle, from parasitological perspective

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864018139     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444327755.ch9     Document Type: Chapter

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