Site Fidelity and the Influence of Environmental Variables on Migratory Movements of Adult Atlantic Salmon ( Salmo salar L. ) in the Penobscot River Basin, Maine
I examined migratory behaviors of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, by investigating the effects stocking practices and environmental variables have on migratory behavior and rate. To study stocking practices and their influence on salmon behavior, I monitored how individual salmon behaved when they rea...
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ftmaineuniv:oai:digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu:etd-2272 2023-06-11T04:10:14+02:00 Site Fidelity and the Influence of Environmental Variables on Migratory Movements of Adult Atlantic Salmon ( Salmo salar L. ) in the Penobscot River Basin, Maine Gorsky, Dimitry 2005-12-01T08:00:00Z application/pdf https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/etd/1241 https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/context/etd/article/2272/viewcontent/GorskyD2005.pdf unknown DigitalCommons@UMaine https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/etd/1241 https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/context/etd/article/2272/viewcontent/GorskyD2005.pdf Electronic Theses and Dissertations Atlantic salmon Fisheries Fishes migration Fish stocking Aquaculture and Fisheries Natural Resources and Conservation Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology text 2005 ftmaineuniv 2023-05-04T18:01:08Z I examined migratory behaviors of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, by investigating the effects stocking practices and environmental variables have on migratory behavior and rate. To study stocking practices and their influence on salmon behavior, I monitored how individual salmon behaved when they reached the confluence of the Piscataquis River with the Penobscot River using PIT tag technology. This major tributary splits the drainage, serving as a natural "Y ", with smolts stocked in both upriver sections. Using criteria developed to describe salmon behavior at this fork, I observed behaviors that indicated strong homing in three of the four stocking groups. Between 50 and 100% of the marked Atlantic salmon exhibited homing behavior to their stocking location. Breakdown by age and release type showed little evidence that these factors change homing behavior. Tributary stocking sites had higher homing behavior than the mainstem sites for both the Piscataquis stocking sites and the Penobscot stocking sites. Tributary stocking sites had higher homing behavior than the mainstem sites for both the Piscataquis stocking sites and the Penobscot stocking sites. I also analyzed passage rates of adult Atlantic salmon through a series of six river segments divided by hydroelectric dams on the Penobscot River system in three different years. Median migration rates ranged from 3.73 to 20.26 km day-1. Fastest passage rates were recorded in the middle two segments of the river, with slowest median rates recorded in the first segment above the release site and through the two uppermost segments monitored. Passage rates were highly variable within and among years and segments. Passage rates slowed during summer months for each segment, and were slower in years with higher than normal flows during the migratory season. Passage rates were related to environmental variables using multiple regression analysis. Flow was negatively correlated with passage rates and temperature had a positive parabolic relationship with passage rate ... Text Atlantic salmon Salmo salar The University of Maine: DigitalCommons@UMaine |
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I examined migratory behaviors of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, by investigating the effects stocking practices and environmental variables have on migratory behavior and rate. To study stocking practices and their influence on salmon behavior, I monitored how individual salmon behaved when they reached the confluence of the Piscataquis River with the Penobscot River using PIT tag technology. This major tributary splits the drainage, serving as a natural "Y ", with smolts stocked in both upriver sections. Using criteria developed to describe salmon behavior at this fork, I observed behaviors that indicated strong homing in three of the four stocking groups. Between 50 and 100% of the marked Atlantic salmon exhibited homing behavior to their stocking location. Breakdown by age and release type showed little evidence that these factors change homing behavior. Tributary stocking sites had higher homing behavior than the mainstem sites for both the Piscataquis stocking sites and the Penobscot stocking sites. Tributary stocking sites had higher homing behavior than the mainstem sites for both the Piscataquis stocking sites and the Penobscot stocking sites. I also analyzed passage rates of adult Atlantic salmon through a series of six river segments divided by hydroelectric dams on the Penobscot River system in three different years. Median migration rates ranged from 3.73 to 20.26 km day-1. Fastest passage rates were recorded in the middle two segments of the river, with slowest median rates recorded in the first segment above the release site and through the two uppermost segments monitored. Passage rates were highly variable within and among years and segments. Passage rates slowed during summer months for each segment, and were slower in years with higher than normal flows during the migratory season. Passage rates were related to environmental variables using multiple regression analysis. Flow was negatively correlated with passage rates and temperature had a positive parabolic relationship with passage rate ... |
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Site Fidelity and the Influence of Environmental Variables on Migratory Movements of Adult Atlantic Salmon ( Salmo salar L. ) in the Penobscot River Basin, Maine |
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Site Fidelity and the Influence of Environmental Variables on Migratory Movements of Adult Atlantic Salmon ( Salmo salar L. ) in the Penobscot River Basin, Maine |
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Site Fidelity and the Influence of Environmental Variables on Migratory Movements of Adult Atlantic Salmon ( Salmo salar L. ) in the Penobscot River Basin, Maine |
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Site Fidelity and the Influence of Environmental Variables on Migratory Movements of Adult Atlantic Salmon ( Salmo salar L. ) in the Penobscot River Basin, Maine |
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Site Fidelity and the Influence of Environmental Variables on Migratory Movements of Adult Atlantic Salmon ( Salmo salar L. ) in the Penobscot River Basin, Maine |
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site fidelity and the influence of environmental variables on migratory movements of adult atlantic salmon ( salmo salar l. ) in the penobscot river basin, maine |
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