Maximum salinity tolerance and osmoregulatory capabilities of European perchPerca fluviatilispopulations originating from different salinity habitats | Zendy

Emil Aputsiaq Flindt Christensen | Zendy; Martin Grosell | Zendy; J. F. Steffensen | Zendy

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Maximum salinity tolerance and osmoregulatory capabilities of European perchPerca fluviatilispopulations originating from different salinity habitats

Author(s) -

Emil Aputsiaq Flindt Christensen,

Martin Grosell,

J. F. Steffensen

Publication year - 2019

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/coz004

Subject(s) - brackish water , perch , salinity , biology , acclimatization , fishery , habitat , osmoregulation , ecology , fish <actinopterygii>

Brackish water European perch tolerates significantly higher salinities than freshwater conspecifics due to a physiological specialization. Therefore, brackish water European perch populations may not receive recruitment from freshwater, which raises conservation issues regarding brackish water perch populations due to climate change and fisheries.

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