Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) in Windermere (Cumbria)

• Main Author: Baroudy, Ellyscar
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 1995
• Subjects: Ecology; Limnology; eutrophic lakes; geographical distribution; historical account; life history; spawning populations; England; Lake Windermere; Arctic; England Lake; Arctic charr; Salvelinus alpinus
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1834/22172

The Arctic charr of the British Isles are all non-migratory and are near their most southernmost range. Windermere is one of the few lowland lakes at southerly latitudes to contain a substantial proportion of Arctic charr. The first recorded mention of charr in Windermere was made around 1540 but it...