Open AccessA manipulative thermal challenge protocol for adult salmonids in remote field settings
Author(s) -
Daniel S. Donnelly,
Vanessa R. von Biela,
Stephen D. McCormick,
Sarah M. Laske,
Michael P. Carey,
Shan Waters,
Lizabeth Bowen,
Randy J. Brown,
Sean Larson,
Christian E. Zimmerman
Publication year - 2020
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/coaa074
Subject(s) - oncorhynchus , chinook wind , protocol (science) , biology , heat stress , range (aeronautics) , work (physics) , ecology , fishery , materials science , fish <actinopterygii> , zoology , medicine , physics , thermodynamics , pathology , alternative medicine , composite material
A portable experimental system was developed for remote field settings, capable of holding large fish for several hours, while controlling for precise water temperatures. This system was used to conduct a thermal challenge experiment using adult Chinook salmon along the Yukon River in Alaska, USA.