Habitat and food choice of Arctic charr in Linnévatn on Spitsbergen, Svalbard: the first year‐round investigation in a High Arctic lake

• Published in: Ecology of Freshwater Fish
• Main Authors: Svenning, M.‐A., Klemetsen, A., Olsen, T.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2006
• Subjects: Arctic; Arctic Lake; Svalbard; Arctic charr; Salvelinus alpinus; Zooplankton; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0633.2006.00183.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1600-0633.2006.00183.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1600-0633.2006.00183.x

Abstract – Habitat and diet of Arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus (L.) were studied by monthly sampling from late autumn to early summer in Linnévatn, Svalbard (78°3′N, 13°50′E). This is the first year‐round study of a population of charr in the High Arctic, with samples being taken every 5–7 weeks. Th...