Density‐dependent marine survival of hatchery‐origin Chinook salmon may be associated with pink salmon

• Published in: Ecosphere
• Main Authors: Kendall, Neala W., Nelson, Benjamin W., Losee, James P.
• Other Authors: Pacific Salmon Commission Southern Fund
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2020
• Subjects: British Columbia; Canada; Orca; Orcinus orca; Pink salmon
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3061; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fecs2.3061; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ecs2.3061; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1002/ecs2.3061; https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ecs2.3061

Abstract Understanding how protected species influence the population dynamics of each other is an essential part of ecosystem‐based management. Chinook salmon ( Oncorhynchus tshawytscha ) are critical prey for endangered southern resident killer whales (SRKWs; Orcinus orca ), and increasing release...