Ecology of salmonids in estuaries around the world : adaptations, habitats, and conservation / Colin D. Levings.
"For centuries, biologists have marvelled at how anadromous salmonids--fish that pass from rivers into oceans and back again--survive as they migrate between these two very different environments. Yet, relatively little is understood about what happens to salmonid species (including salmon, ste...
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Vancouver, BC ; Toronto :
UBC Press,
[2016]
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Table of Contents:
- Why a focus on salmonids in estuaries?
- What salmonids and estuaries to consider
- Salmonid's-eye view of the estuary : physical, chemical, and geological aspects
- What habitats are used by salmonids in estuaries?
- Global distribution of salmonid species and local salmonid diversity in estuaries
- How have salmonid abundance and distribution been assessed in estuaries?
- How do salmonids behave in estuarine habitat?
- Salmonid growth in the estuary
- Smolting and osmoregulation
- Habitat-based food webs supporting salmonids in the natural estuary
- Biotic interactions in the natural estuary
- How have habitat and water properties changed for salmonids in estuaries?
- Salmonid survival in estuaries
- Effects of habitat and community change on fitness components for survival in the disrupted estuary
- Harvesting and production of salmonids and other ecosystem services provided by the estuary
- Health of salmonids in estuaries
- What shapes an estuary for salmonids?
- Future considerations for conservation of salmonids in estuaries
- Conclusion.