Open AccessPhysiological effects of environmentally relevant, multi-day thermal stress on wild juvenile Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)
Author(s) -
Emily Corey,
Tommi Linnansaari,
Richard A. Cunjak,
Suzanne Currie
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
conservation physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.942
H-Index - 37
ISSN - 2051-1434
DOI - 10.1093/conphys/cox014
Subject(s) - salmo , biology , diel vertical migration , acclimatization , juvenile , critical thermal maximum , ecology , zoology , environmental science , fishery , fish <actinopterygii>
River temperatures often surpass the thermal limits of juvenile Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar ). Using thermal monitoring data to replicate a natural heat event, we investigated how cooler nighttime temperatures would affect how juvenile salmon cope with several days of heat cycling.
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