Evidence for bottom-up trophic effects on return rates to a second spawning for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) from the Miramichi River, Canada

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 69, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1656-1667

  Chaput, Gérald ^a   Benoît, Hugues P ^a  

^a FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atlantic salmon; bottom up effects; repeat spawners; Salmo salar

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIOMASS; BOTTOM-UP CONTROL; FOOD SUPPLY; PREY AVAILABILITY; RETURN MIGRATION; SALMONID; SPAWNING; SURVIVAL; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANADA; GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE; MIRAMICHI RIVER; NEW BRUNSWICK;

EID: 84867526343     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fss055     Document Type: Article

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