Using otoliths to determine daily growth rate and size-selective mortality of juvenile salmon in Nanaimo, British Columbia

Available evidence suggests that interannual variability in the recruitment of Pacific salmon is related to survival in the first few months juveniles spend at sea. Differential growth of smolts during this stage is often thought to result in interannual differences in marine survival, as those f...

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Main Author: Nayar, Tarun Adrian
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/11814