Assessment of Water Temperatures and Substrate Composition in relation to Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) Production in the River Kvina, Norway

• Main Author: Skaalsveen, Kamilla
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås 2014
• Subjects: Atlantic salmon; Hydropower regulation; Temperature; Substrate; Habitat quality; Spatiotemporal variation; VDP::Landbruks- og Fiskerifag: 900::Fiskerifag: 920; Norway; Sira; Kvina; Salmo salar
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/216672

Kvina is a heavily modified river that has faced many alterations of great magnitude caused by anthropogenic activity. Parts of the Kvina watercourse have been transferred to the Sira watercourse, contributing to the reduction in discharge from approximately 63 m³/sec to 19 m³/sec. In addition, upst...