MULTIPLICATIVE LOSS OF LANDLOCKED ATLANTIC SALMON Salmo salar L. SMOLTS DURING DOWNSTREAM MIGRATION TROUGH MULTIPLE DAMS

• Published in: River research and applications Vol. 29; no. 10; pp. 1306 - 1317
• Main Authors: Norrgård, J. R., Greenberg, L. A., Piccolo, J. J., Schmitz, M., Bergman, E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bognor Regis Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.12.2013
• Subjects: acoustic telemetry; dams; downstream migration; landlocked Atlantic salmon; migratory success; Salmo salar; smolt; turbine mortality

ABSTRACT Relatively little is known about the downstream migration of landlocked stocks of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar L. smolts, as earlier migration studies have generally focused on upstream migration. However, in watersheds with many hydroelectric plants (HEPs), multiplicative loss of downstream...