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Temporal Variation in the Prey Resource Portfolio of Juvenile Salmonids During Freshwater Rearing

Creator:

Brady, Megan E.

Abstract:

Freshwater rearing is a critical period in the life cycle of anadromous salmonids, known to produce carry-over effects mediating long-term growth and survival. Freshwater growth is primarily determined by food availability and temperature. While many species of salmon rear in freshwater for a full year or longer, most trophic ecology...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

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allochthonous energy from the riparian zone provides the remainder of fish energy budgets (Hynes 1970; Allan