Evidence of freshwater feeding by adult salmon in the Tana River, northern Norway

In the River Laksjohka, a tributary of the Tana River (northern Norway), stomachs from 45 out of 133 adult Atlantic salmon Salmo salar contained food items of terrestrial and freshwater origin. In the neighbouring River Maskejohka, none of 18 sampled stomachs contained any food items.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Fish Biology
Main Author: Johansen, M.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2001
Subjects:
Norway
Tana River
Atlantic salmon
Northern Norway
Salmo salar
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2001.tb00201.x
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Description
Summary:In the River Laksjohka, a tributary of the Tana River (northern Norway), stomachs from 45 out of 133 adult Atlantic salmon Salmo salar contained food items of terrestrial and freshwater origin. In the neighbouring River Maskejohka, none of 18 sampled stomachs contained any food items.

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