Predicting climate change effects on subarctic–Arctic populations of Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar )

• Published in: Canadian journal of fisheries and aquatic sciences Vol. 70; no. 2; pp. 159 - 168
• Main Authors: Hedger, Richard D., Sundt-Hansen, Line E., Forseth, Torbjørn, Ugedal, Ola, Diserud, Ola H., Kvambekk, Ånund S., Finstad, Anders G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ottawa, ON National Research Council of Canada 01.02.2013; NRC Research Press; Canadian Science Publishing NRC Research Press
• Subjects: anadromous fish; Animal populations; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Applied ecology; Aquatic sciences; Arctic region; Atlantic salmon; Biological and medical sciences; climate; Climate change; Climate models; Climatic changes; Climatology. Bioclimatology. Climate change; Earth, ocean, space; eggs; Environmental aspects; Exact sciences and technology; Exploitation and management of natural biological resources (hunting, fishing and exploited populations survey, etc.); External geophysics; Freshwater; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Global climate; Growth; Meteorology; mortality; Norway; Ocean temperature; parr; prediction; Salmo salar; Salmon; smoltification; summer; Survival analysis; water temperature; Arctic Region; Norway; Norway, Nausta R; Arctic region; Dynamical climatology; Salmonidae; Climate change; Aquatic environment; Vertebrata; Pisces; Salmo salar; Polar region; Subpolar zone

We predict an increase in parr recruitment and smolt production of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) populations along a climate gradient from the subarctic to the Arctic in western and northern Norway in response to future climate change. Firstly, we predicted local stream temperature and discharge fro...