Summer stream habitat preferences of Nunavik anadromous Arctic char ( Salvelinus alpinus) fry and parr

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
• Main Authors: Dubos, Véronique, St-Hilaire, André, Bergeron, Normand E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2022
• Subjects: Arctic; Nunavik; Canada; Ungava Bay; Salvelinus alpinus
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2021-0119; https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/cjfas-2021-0119; https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/cjfas-2021-0119

Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) is a fish species known to occupy diverse habitats within the Arctic region. However, summer habitat use during the juvenile stage of the anadromous form is largely unknown. The present study aims to characterize fry and parr summer habitat preferences. Surveys were...