Ecology of the European River Lamprey ( Lampetra fluviatilis) in Northern Sweden
River lamprey is widely distributed along most of the Swedish coast and is the basis for a number of fisheries. The length of larval life in the river is uncertain. Metamorphosed lampreys (mean length: 105 mm) move downstream at night, mainly during March to May. The upstream spawning run of adults...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/f80-238 2024-09-09T19:34:48+00:00 Ecology of the European River Lamprey ( Lampetra fluviatilis) in Northern Sweden Sjöberg, K. 1980 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f80-238 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f80-238 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences volume 37, issue 11, page 1974-1980 ISSN 0706-652X 1205-7533 journal-article 1980 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/f80-238 2024-06-20T04:11:55Z River lamprey is widely distributed along most of the Swedish coast and is the basis for a number of fisheries. The length of larval life in the river is uncertain. Metamorphosed lampreys (mean length: 105 mm) move downstream at night, mainly during March to May. The upstream spawning run of adults from the sea starts in August and continues for many months. During this migration large numbers of lampreys are caught in traps by fishermen. Spawning takes place in late May or early June when the water temperature reaches about 10°C. Adult lampreys have several predators in the river, especially certain birds (goosander, Mergus merganser) and fish (burbot, Lota lota).Key words: lamprey, Sweden, fishery, larvae, metamorphosis, age, length, spawning, predators, migration Article in Journal/Newspaper Burbot Lota lota Northern Sweden lota Canadian Science Publishing Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 37 11 1974 1980 |
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River lamprey is widely distributed along most of the Swedish coast and is the basis for a number of fisheries. The length of larval life in the river is uncertain. Metamorphosed lampreys (mean length: 105 mm) move downstream at night, mainly during March to May. The upstream spawning run of adults from the sea starts in August and continues for many months. During this migration large numbers of lampreys are caught in traps by fishermen. Spawning takes place in late May or early June when the water temperature reaches about 10°C. Adult lampreys have several predators in the river, especially certain birds (goosander, Mergus merganser) and fish (burbot, Lota lota).Key words: lamprey, Sweden, fishery, larvae, metamorphosis, age, length, spawning, predators, migration |
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Sjöberg, K. Ecology of the European River Lamprey ( Lampetra fluviatilis) in Northern Sweden |
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Ecology of the European River Lamprey ( Lampetra fluviatilis) in Northern Sweden |
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Ecology of the European River Lamprey ( Lampetra fluviatilis) in Northern Sweden |
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Ecology of the European River Lamprey ( Lampetra fluviatilis) in Northern Sweden |
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Ecology of the European River Lamprey ( Lampetra fluviatilis) in Northern Sweden |
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Ecology of the European River Lamprey ( Lampetra fluviatilis) in Northern Sweden |
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ecology of the european river lamprey ( lampetra fluviatilis) in northern sweden |
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