Ecology of Juvenile Arctic charr in Canada

• Main Author: Sinnatamby, Ramila Niloshini
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Waterloo 2013
• Subjects: Arctic charr; Salvelinus alpinus; climate change; otoliths; stable isotopes; juvenile life-history stage; maternal source; freshwater; latitudinal range; thermal habitat; Biology; Arctic; Canada; Lake Hazen; Nunavut; Climate change
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/7607

Increases in global temperatures resulting from climate change have raised concern over potential responses of Arctic charr, Salvelinus alpinus , a cold-adapted freshwater/anadromous fish species in the salmonid family. While various aspects of adult Arctic charr ecology are well established, juveni...