Assessing the consequences of habitat fragmentation for two migratory salmonid fishes

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 297-311

  Junge, Claudia ^a   Museth, Jon ^b   Hindar, Kjetil ^b   Kraabøl, Morten ^b   Vøllestad, L Asbjørn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Catchment; Conservation evaluation; Fish; Genetics; Hydropower; River

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; FEEDING; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MIGRATORY SPECIES; MOVEMENT; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SALMONID; SPAWNING; TELEMETRY; WATER FLOW; WATERFALL;

PISCES; SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONIDAE; THYMALLUS THYMALLUS;

EID: 84901692622     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.2391     Document Type: Article

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