Salmon evolve quickly as a response to intense harvesting of their prey
To persist in the face of climate change and human activities, organisms may need to adapt. We showed that Atlantic salmon from River Teno (between Finland & Norway) evolved over the last 40 years to mature earlier. Our data suggest it was due to indirect and direct effects of fishing: harvestin...
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Bibliothèque de l'Université de Genève
2023
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| Online Access: | https://oap.unige.ch/journals/tsb/article/view/831 |
| Summary: | To persist in the face of climate change and human activities, organisms may need to adapt. We showed that Atlantic salmon from River Teno (between Finland & Norway) evolved over the last 40 years to mature earlier. Our data suggest it was due to indirect and direct effects of fishing: harvesting of capelin to feed farmed animals, and size selective net fishing in the river. |
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