Conservation of endemic landlocked salmonids in regulated rivers: A case-study from Lake Vänern, Sweden

Fish and Fisheries

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 418-433

  Piccolo, John J ^a   Norrgård, Johnny R ^a   Greenberg, Larry A ^a   Schmitz, Monika ^b   Bergman, Eva ^a  

^a KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Atlantic salmon; Brown trout; Life history based management; Local adaptation; Salmonid conservation

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY PRODUCTION; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HATCHERY; LIFE HISTORY; LOCAL ADAPTATION; MIGRATORY POPULATION; SMOLT; SURVIVAL;

LAKE VANERN; SWEDEN;

SALMO SALAR; SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 84865365727     PISSN: 14672960     EISSN: 14672979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-2979.2011.00437.x     Document Type: Article

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