Range Extension of Northern Form Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma malma) to the Upper Arctic Red River Watershed, Northwest Territories, Canada

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Maier, Kris W.C., Mochnacz, Neil J., Bajno, Robert, Chapelsky, Andrew J., Rodger, Peter, Reist, James D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2021
• Subjects: Gwich’in Settlement Area; Mackenzie River basin; morphology; mtDNA; range extension; special concern; Species at Risk; Tsiigehnjik; zone de peuplement des Gwich’in; bassin du fleuve Mackenzie; morphologie; ADNmt; élargissement de l’aire de répartition; espèce préoccupante; espèces en péril; Arctic; Arctic Red River; Canada; Fleuve Mackenzie; Mackenzie River; Northwest Territories; Varden; Arctic grayling; Arctique*; Cottus cognatus; Gwich’in; Mackenzie river; Territoires du Nord-Ouest; Thymallus arcticus; Slimy sculpin
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/72138

Northern form Dolly Varden is an anadromous char with significant ecological value found in high-gradient rivers of the Western Arctic. Because of declines in population abundance, Dolly Varden was recently designated as “Special Concern” under the federal Species at Risk Act. This species is also o...