Response to Comment on "Declining Wild Salmon Populations in Relation to Parasites from Farm Salmon"

We evaluated the effect of sea lice ( Lepeophtheirus salmonis ) infestations on wild pink salmon ( Oncorhynchus gorbuscha ) populations in the Broughton Archipelago, British Columbia. Riddell et al . suggest that we ignored factors and selectively used data. Here, we clarify misunderstandings and pr...

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Published in:Science
Main Authors: Krkošek, Martin, Ford, Jennifer S., Morton, Alexandra, Lele, Subhash, Lewis, Mark A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2008
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1156578
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.1156578
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Summary:We evaluated the effect of sea lice ( Lepeophtheirus salmonis ) infestations on wild pink salmon ( Oncorhynchus gorbuscha ) populations in the Broughton Archipelago, British Columbia. Riddell et al . suggest that we ignored factors and selectively used data. Here, we clarify misunderstandings and provide analysis to test the strength of our conclusions.