The age structure and distribution of Atlantic salmon parr, Salmo salar L., in small tributaries and main stems of the subarctic River Teno, northern Finland

• Published in: Ecology of Freshwater Fish
• Main Author: Erkinaro, J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1995
• Subjects: Ecology; Aquatic Science; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Teno; Atlantic salmon; Northern Finland; Salmo salar; Subarctic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0633.1995.tb00117.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1600-0633.1995.tb00117.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1600-0633.1995.tb00117.x

Abstract Parr of the Atlantic salmon in subarctic River Teno, northern Finland (70°N, 28°E), are found to migrate to small tributaries that are not spawning areas for the adult salmon. The age distribution of the salmon differs significantly between these brooks and the natal rivers, the parr in the...