Pacific Salmon in the North American Arctic
All five North American Pacific salmon species occur in small numbers in arctic waters, but only pink and chum salmon appear to have viable populations north of Point Hope, Alaska. Pink salmon are the most common species and constitute 85% of salmon caught in biological surveys. Pink salmon apparent...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/65089 2023-05-15T14:19:14+02:00 Pacific Salmon in the North American Arctic Craig, Peter Haldorson, Lewis 1986-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65089 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65089/49003 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65089 ARCTIC; Vol. 39 No. 1 (1986): March: 1–107; 2-7 1923-1245 0004-0843 Animal distribution Oncorhynchus Pink salmon Beaufort Sea Chukchi Sea info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1986 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:22:12Z All five North American Pacific salmon species occur in small numbers in arctic waters, but only pink and chum salmon appear to have viable populations north of Point Hope, Alaska. Pink salmon are the most common species and constitute 85% of salmon caught in biological surveys. Pink salmon apparently have small runs in eight arctic drainages, while chum salmon may have small runs in six. Arctic pink salmon are smaller in size than individuals to the south but have similar meristic characteristics. It is likely that minimal use of freshwater habitats by pink and chum salmon has allowed them to colonize characteristically cold arctic rivers.Key words: Arctic, Beaufort Sea, Chukchi Sea, pink salmon, chum salmon Mots clés: Arctique, mer de Beaufort, mer Chukchi, saumon rose, saumon kéta Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Arctique* Beaufort Sea Chukchi Chukchi Sea Mer de Beaufort Pink salmon Alaska University of Calgary Journal Hosting Arctic Chukchi Sea Mer de Beaufort ENVELOPE(-138.005,-138.005,69.500,69.500) Pacific Point Hope ENVELOPE(173.306,173.306,52.911,52.911) ARCTIC 39 1 |
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All five North American Pacific salmon species occur in small numbers in arctic waters, but only pink and chum salmon appear to have viable populations north of Point Hope, Alaska. Pink salmon are the most common species and constitute 85% of salmon caught in biological surveys. Pink salmon apparently have small runs in eight arctic drainages, while chum salmon may have small runs in six. Arctic pink salmon are smaller in size than individuals to the south but have similar meristic characteristics. It is likely that minimal use of freshwater habitats by pink and chum salmon has allowed them to colonize characteristically cold arctic rivers.Key words: Arctic, Beaufort Sea, Chukchi Sea, pink salmon, chum salmon Mots clés: Arctique, mer de Beaufort, mer Chukchi, saumon rose, saumon kéta |
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Pacific Salmon in the North American Arctic |
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Pacific Salmon in the North American Arctic |
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Pacific Salmon in the North American Arctic |
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Pacific Salmon in the North American Arctic |
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Pacific Salmon in the North American Arctic |
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pacific salmon in the north american arctic |
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The Arctic Institute of North America |
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ARCTIC; Vol. 39 No. 1 (1986): March: 1–107; 2-7 1923-1245 0004-0843 |
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