Influence of body condition on the population dynamics of Atlantic salmon with consideration of the potential impact of sea lice

• Published in: Journal of fish diseases Vol. 41; no. 6; pp. 941 - 951
• Main Authors: Susdorf, R, Salama, N K G, Lusseau, D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.06.2018
• Subjects: Adults; Animal behavior; Animals; Atlantic salmon; Body condition; Caligidae; Copepoda - physiology; Crustaceans; Demographics; Density dependence; Dependence; Dynamics; Economic importance; Ectoparasitic Infestations - parasitology; Ectoparasitic Infestations - veterinary; Fecundity; Fish Diseases - parasitology; Fish populations; Freshwater fishes; Infestation; Juveniles; Lice; lice infestations; life history; Life History Traits; Long-term effects; Marine fishes; matrix model; Models, Biological; municipal solid waste; non‐lethal effect; Population; Population decline; Population Dynamics; Rivers; Salmo salar; Salmo salar - parasitology; Salmo salar - physiology; Salmon; Scotland; sea lice; Sexual maturity; stage‐structured population; Stocks; Survival; survival rate; Wildlife conservation; Scotland; matrix model; sea lice; Atlantic salmon; stage-structured population; non-lethal effect; population dynamics

Atlantic salmon Salmo salar is an iconic species of high conservation and economic importance. At sea, individuals typically are subject to sea lice infestation, which can have detrimental effects on their host. Over recent decades, the body condition and marine survival in NE Atlantic stocks have g...