The Effects of Acid Rain Mitigation Efforts on the Behaviour-Dependent Movement of Migrating Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar, L.) Smolts

• Main Author: Taboun, Omar Salem
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Windsor 2021
• Subjects: Acidification; Liming; Conservation; Integrative Biology; Canada; Little River; Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd/8685; https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/context/etd/article/9691/viewcontent/Taboun_uwindsor_0115O_12672.pdf

Acidification has led to changes in the chemistry of fresh waters and has impacted the survival of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar), an endangered anadromous fish species. Liming, which has been implemented to restore freshwater ecosystems, has been demonstrated to restore a suitable pH for Atlantic Sa...