Atlantic Salmon Ecology by Aas, Øystein; Klemetsen, Anders; Einum, Sigurd; Skurdal, Jostein, 9781405197694
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  • ISBN: 9781405197694 | 1405197692
  • Cover: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 10/18/2010

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The Atlantic salmon is one of the most prized and exploited species worldwide, being at the centre of a massive sports fishing industry and increasingly as the major farmed species in many countries worldwide. Atlantic Salmon Ecology is a landmark publication, both scientifically important and visually attractive. Comprehensively covering all major aspects of the relationship of the Atlantic salmon with its environment, chapters include details of migration and dispersal, reproduction, habitat requirements, feeding, growth rates, competition, predation, parasitsm, population dynamics, effects of landscape use, hydro power development, climate change, and exploitation. The boook closes with a summary and look at possible future research directions. Backed by the Norwegian Research Council and with editors and contributors widely known and respected, Atlantic Salmon Ecology is an essential purchase for all those working with this species, including fisheries scientists and managers, fish biologists, ecologists, physiologists, environmental biologists and aquatic scientists, fish and wildlife department personnel and regulatory bodies. Libraries in all universities and research establishments where these subjects are studied and taught should have copies of this important publication. Comprehensive and uptodate coverage of Atlantic Salmon Atlantic Salmon is one of the worlds most commercially important species
Øystein Aas is Senior Research Scientist at the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Lillehammer.

Sigurd Einum is Professor at The Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim.

Anders Klemetsen is Professor Emeritus at the Norwegian College of Fisheries Science, University of Tromso.

Jostein Skurdal is Professor and Research Director, Oslo University College.

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