Evidence of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar fry movement between fresh water and a brackish environment

This study reports descent of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar fry from their natal streams to brackish waters of the Baltic Sea and their use of this environment as an alternative rearing habitat before ascending back to freshwater streams. To the authors' knowledge, residency in a brackish environ...

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Published in:Journal of Fish Biology
Main Authors: Taal, I., Rohtla, M., Saks, L., Svirgsden, R., Kesler, M., Matetski, L., Vetemaa, M.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017
Subjects:
Aquatic Science
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Atlantic salmon
Salmo salar
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jfb.13369
https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fjfb.13369
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/jfb.13369
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Summary:This study reports descent of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar fry from their natal streams to brackish waters of the Baltic Sea and their use of this environment as an alternative rearing habitat before ascending back to freshwater streams. To the authors' knowledge, residency in a brackish environment has not previously been demonstrated in S. salar fry. Recruitment success and evolutionary significance of this alternative life‐history strategy are presently not known.

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