Atlantic Salmon Habitat and Dams in Maine
This map details Atlantic Salmon habitat within the state of Maine in conjunction with dams, levees, and other hydrological impoundments. It highlights salmon spawning and rearing areas, and represents dams by their hydraulic height. Most Atlantic Salmon populations are anadromous, living most of th...
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Digital Commons @ Colby
2009
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| Online Access: | https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/atlas_docs/vol2009/iss1/7 https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/context/atlas_docs/article/1006/viewcontent/gassert.pdf |
| Summary: | This map details Atlantic Salmon habitat within the state of Maine in conjunction with dams, levees, and other hydrological impoundments. It highlights salmon spawning and rearing areas, and represents dams by their hydraulic height. Most Atlantic Salmon populations are anadromous, living most of their lives at sea and migrating upstream into freshwater to spawn. However, the Atlantic Salmon does not require saltwater to survive, and there are a number of landlocked populations of Atlantic Salmon in Maine due to the building of dams. |
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