Basin-scale phenology and effects of climate variability on global timing of initial seaward migration of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

Global Change Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 61-75

  Otero, Jaime ^a,y   L'Abée Lund, Jan Henning ^b   Castro Santos, Ted ^c   Leonardsson, Kjell ^d   Storvik, Geir O ^a   Jonsson, Bror ^e   Dempson, Brian ^f   Russell, Ian C ^g   Jensen, Arne J ^e   Baglinière, Jean Luc ^h   Dionne, Mélanie ⁱ   Armstrong, John D ^j   Romakkaniemi, Atso ^k   Letcher, Benjamin H ^c   Kocik, John F ^l   Erkinaro, Jaakko ^k   Poole, Russell ^m   Rogan, Ger ^m   Lundqvist, Hans ^d   Maclean, Julian C ^j   Jokikokko, Erkki ⁿ   Arnekleiv, Jo Vegar ^o   Kennedy, Richard J ^p   Niemelä, Eero ^k   Caballero, Pablo ^q   Music, Paul A ^l   Antonsson, Thorolfur ^r   Gudjonsson, Sigurdur ^r   Veselov, Alexey E ^s   Lamberg, Anders ^t   Groom, Steve ^u   Taylor, Benjamin H ^u   Taberner, Malcolm ^u   Dillane, Mary ^m   Arnason, Fridthjofur ^r   Horton, Gregg ^c   Hvidsten, Nils A ^e   Jonsson, Ingi R ^r   Jonsson, Nina ^e   Mckelvey, Simon ^v   Næsje, Tor F ^e   Skaala, Øystein ^w   Smith, Gordon W ^j   Sægrov, Harald ^x   Stenseth, Nils C ^a,w   Vøllestad, Leif Asbjørn ^a   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN WATER RESOURCES AND ENERGY DIRECTORATE   (Norway)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^e NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^f FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^g CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^h AGROCAMPUS OUEST   (France)

ⁱ Ministere du Developpement durable de l'Environnement et des Parcs   (Canada)

^j MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^k UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^l NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^m MARINE INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

ⁿ FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^o NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^p AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^q Servizo de Conservación da Natureza de Pontevedra   (Spain)

^r Institute of Freshwater Fisheries Reykjavik   (Iceland)

^s INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^t Vilt og fiskeinfo AS   (Norway)

^u PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^v Cromarty Firth Fisheries Trust   (United Kingdom)

^w INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^x Rådgivende Biologer A S   (Norway)

^y INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS   (Spain)

more..

Author keywords

Atlantic salmon; Freshwater conditions; North Atlantic; Phenology; Sea surface temperature; Smolt emigration

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; PHENOLOGY; PHOTOPERIOD; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SALMONID; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SMOLT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

CHLOROPHYLL; CHLOROPHYLL A;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC SALMON; CLIMATE CHANGE; FRESHWATER CONDITIONS; NORTH ATLANTIC; PHENOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION; RIVER; SEA; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SMOLT EMIGRATION; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

ATLANTIC SALMON; FRESHWATER CONDITIONS; NORTH ATLANTIC; PHENOLOGY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SMOLT EMIGRATION;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; CHLOROPHYLL; CLIMATE CHANGE; OCEANS AND SEAS; RIVERS; SALMO SALAR; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84889689940     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12363     Document Type: Article

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