How temperature affects juvenile coho salmon

Endangered Species Bulletin
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Abstract

Water temperature influences many aspects of a salmon’s life cycle, including egg development, juvenile appetite and growth, migration, and distribution. Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch), like most salmonids, need cool water for rearing, and they typically reside in a stream for a minimum of one year after hatching. Historically, coho were found throughout most of the 67-mile (108-kilometer) mainstem of Redwood Creek in Humboldt County, north coastal California. During at least the last decade, however, juvenile coho distribution in this area was limited to the last 12 miles (20 km) of the mainstem and a few large low-gradient tributaries.

Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title How temperature affects juvenile coho salmon
Series title Endangered Species Bulletin
Volume 33
Issue 3
Year Published 2008
Language English
Publisher U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Contributing office(s) Western Ecological Research Center
Description 2 p.
First page 38
Last page 39
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