The food of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar L. and brown trout Salmo trutta L. smolts during migration in the Orkla river, Norway

Stomach analyses were carried out on 286 Atlantic salmon smolts and 163 brown trout smolts during migration in the river Orkla Central Norway (63°N, 10°E), from 1982 to 1984. Empty stomachs comprised less than 18,4% for salmon and 25,4% for trout. The food composition of both species varied little...

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Published in:Fauna Norvegica
Main Authors: Erik Garnås, Nils Arne Hvidsten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Norwegian University of Science and Technology 1985-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.ntnu.no/ojs/index.php/fauna_norvegica/article/view/6112