Habitat preferences and residence time for the freshwater to ocean transition stage in Arctic charr

• Published in: Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
• Main Authors: Bégout Anras, M.L., Gyselman, E.C., Jorgenson, J.K., Kristofferson, A.H., Anras, L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1999
• Subjects: Aquatic Science; Arctic; Northwest Territories; Canada; Cambridge Bay; Arctic charr; Salvelinus alpinus; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0025315498000174; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0025315498000174

Using acoustic telemetry techniques, the movements and habitat utilization of anadromous Arctic charr ( Salvelinus alpinus ) were determined when they entered the Freshwater Creek Estuary (Cambridge Bay, Northwest Territories, Canada) in the spring. The study was carried out during the transition fr...