Environmentally associated chromosomal structural variation influences fine‐scale population structure of atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar )

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Beth Watson ◽  
Sarah J. Lehnert ◽  
Paul Bentzen ◽  
Tony Kess ◽  
Antony Einfeldt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Population Structure ◽  
Atlantic Salmon ◽  
Salmo Salar ◽  
Structural Variation ◽  
Fine Scale ◽  
Atlantic Salmon Salmo Salar ◽  
Scale Population

scholarly journals The effects of oxygen depletion due to upwelling groundwater on the posthatch fitness of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

2016 ◽  
Vol 73 (12) ◽  
pp. 1830-1840 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jack Bloomer ◽  
David Sear ◽  
Peter Dutey-Magni ◽  
Paul Kemp
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Salmon ◽  
Salmo Salar ◽  
Oxygen Depletion ◽  
Hyporheic Exchange ◽  
Fine Scale ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Low Oxygen ◽  
Atlantic Salmon Salmo Salar ◽  
Effect Of Oxygen ◽  
Scale Control

The conditions experienced by incubating Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) eggs are strongly influenced by hyporheic exchange. In some rivers, periods of intense groundwater upwelling can reduce oxygen levels in the incubation zone to 0% saturation. The present study investigated the effect of oxygen sags on the posthatch fitness of Atlantic salmon. A laboratory experiment allowed fine-scale control of oxygen concentrations to replicate those induced by low oxygen groundwater in rivers. Extreme oxygen sags in the earlier stages of embryo development resulted in a developmental lag with alevin hatching later and at an underdeveloped state. At the latest stages of development, oxygen sags caused premature hatching of severely underdeveloped alevin. These findings combined with a review of the literature suggest posthatch survival of embryos exposed to groundwater-induced hypoxia will be lower because of predation and poor competitiveness.

A temporal perspective on population structure and gene flow in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in Newfoundland, Canada

2010 ◽  
Vol 67 (2) ◽  
pp. 225-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Friso P. Palstra ◽  
Daniel E. Ruzzante
Keyword(s):  
Population Dynamics ◽  
Population Structure ◽  
Gene Flow ◽  
Atlantic Salmon ◽  
Salmo Salar ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Population Connectivity ◽  
Temporal Perspective ◽  
Atlantic Salmon Salmo Salar ◽  
Contemporary Gene Flow

Studying population structure and gene flow patterns on temporal scales facilitates an evaluation of the consequences of demographic, physical, and environmental changes on the stability and persistence of populations. Here, we examine temporal genetic variation within and among Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar ) rivers in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, using samples collected over a period of six decades (1951–2004). Our objective was to evaluate temporal changes in population connectivity associated with the closure of a commercial marine fishery. Despite demographic instability, we find that population structure remained temporally stable over more than 50 years. However, age structure can affect results when not taken into consideration, particularly in populations of large effective size where genetic drift is not strong. Where weak signals of genetic differentiation did not complicate analyses, contemporary migration was often asymmetric, yet low, suggesting patterns of intermittent gene flow. Nevertheless, we find some links between changes in population dynamics and contemporary gene flow. These findings may therefore imply that management decisions impacting the contemporary population dynamics of individual Atlantic salmon rivers can also affect the genetic stability of this species as a whole.

Role of Olfaction in the Behavioral and Neuronal Responses of Atlantic Salmon, Salmo salar, to Hydrographic Stratification

1985 ◽  
Vol 42 (10) ◽  
pp. 1658-1667 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kjell B. Døving ◽  
Håkan Westerberg ◽  
Peter B. Johnsen
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Salmon ◽  
Salmo Salar ◽  
Water Samples ◽  
Olfactory Nerve ◽  
Control Fish ◽  
Fine Scale ◽  
Vertical Movements ◽  
Atlantic Salmon Salmo Salar ◽  
Hydrographic Features ◽  
Ultrasonic Tracking

The behavior of sham-operated and anosmic Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, was studied in a fjord system with close reference to the fine-scale hydrographic features. Control fish made small-amplitude vertical movements, with sudden large-amplitude excursions. The anosmic fish made large continuous searches up and down in the water column, descended below the sill depth of the fjord, and followed the bottom contours. None of these three behaviors was seen in the control fish. The trauma caused by the surgical incision did not prevent the fish from active swimming, and a fish with unilateral sectioning of the olfactory nerve returned to the river of release. Activity of single olfactory bulb neurons was recorded during stimulation of salmon olfactory epithelium with water samples taken from different depths of the fjord. These water samples had been taken from regions that showed layering and to which migrating salmon demonstrated behavioral preferences in ultrasonic tracking experiments. Ninety percent of responding neurons showed differencial responses to the water samples, indicating the capacity of the olfactory system to discriminate among stratified water layers found in the ocean. We conclude that olfactory discrimination of fine-scale hydrographic features may provide a necessary reference system for successful orientation in nearshore regions by salmon.

scholarly journals Managing Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) in the mixed stock environment: challenges and considerations

2004 ◽  
Vol 61 (8) ◽  
pp. 1344-1358 ◽  
Author(s):  
W.W. Crozier ◽  
P-J. Schön ◽  
G. Chaput ◽  
E.C.E. Potter ◽  
N.Ó Maoiléidigh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Population Structure ◽  
Atlantic Salmon ◽  
Salmo Salar ◽  
Atlantic Salmon Salmo Salar ◽  
Mixed Stock ◽  
Made In

Abstract Atlantic salmon, as a result of their population structure and behaviour, are potentially subject to a complex array of fisheries, ranging from those within rivers harvesting single stocks, to distant-water mixed stock fisheries that harvest fish from different countries, stock complexes, and continents. In addition, estuarine and in-river fisheries may catch fish from more than one stock or stock component, where these are present. One of the main challenges in managing salmon across this range of fisheries is to account for the differing status of stocks with respect to safe biological limits, noting that stocks of differing productivity may require different harvest strategies. Also, the existence of sequential harvest in different fisheries provides unique challenges, because decisions in an individual fishery cannot be made in isolation of the impacts of other fisheries on those stocks. We illustrate the uncertainties and complexities involved in managing mixed stocks of salmon, whether in home-waters or in distant-water fisheries, and examples are given to illustrate how science and management are, or should be, developing to face these challenges.

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