Age‐related thermal habitat use by Pacific salmon Oncorhynchus spp.

• Published in: Journal of Fish Biology
• Main Authors: Morita, K., Fukuwaka, M., Tanimata, N.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2010
• Subjects: Keta; Pacific; Sockeye; Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02721.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1095-8649.2010.02721.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02721.x

Age‐related thermal habitat use by sockeye Oncorhynchus nerka , chum Oncorhynchus keta and pink Oncorhynchus gorbuscha salmon was examined using trawl data obtained in spring in the North Pacific Ocean. Thermal habitat use differed by species and age. Larger and older fishes inhabited cooler areas,...