From the river to the open sea : a critical life phase of young Atlantic salmon migrating from the Simojoki river

• Main Author: Jutila, Eero
• Other Authors: Hirvonen, Heikki, Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute, University of Helsinki, Faculty of Biosciences, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Helsingin yliopisto, biotieteellinen tiedekunta, bio- ja ympäristötieteiden laitos, Helsingfors universitet, biovetenskapliga fakulteten, institutionen för bio- och miljövetenskaper, Salminen, Matti, Erkinaro, Jaakko
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Helsingin yliopisto 2010
• Subjects: kalataloustiede; Simojoki; Atlantic salmon; Northern Finland; Salmo salar
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/22014

Long-term monitoring data collected from wild smolts of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in the Simojoki river, northern Finland, were used in studying the relationships between the smolt size and age, smolt and postsmolt migration, environmental conditions and postsmolt survival. The onset of the smol...