Winter behaviour of juvenile Atlantic salmon Salmo salar L. in experimental stream channels: Effect of substratum size and full ice cover on spatial distribution and activity pattern

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 72, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2518-2533

  Linnansaari, T ^a   Cunjak, R A ^a   Newbury, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b Newbury Hydraulics   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activity; Cover; Ice; Juvenile Atlantic salmon; Survival; Winter

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878038302     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2008.01857.x     Document Type: Article

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