Resource partitioning between lake-dwelling Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) parr, brown trout (Salmo trutta L.) and Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus (L.))

Development time at different temperatures from hatching to 50% feeding was studied in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and brown trout (Salmo trutta) alevins. Live animals were used as food. In both species the development time decreased with increasing temperature, and these relationships were described by power curves. The results were compared with similar data for Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus). At temperatures above about 8 °C, the development time to 50% feeding was the same for all three species. However, at lower temperatures Atlantic salmon alevins needed more time to reach the stage of initial feeding than did Arctic char. Brown trout were intermediate. These results are in accordance with the known optimum temperature ranges for the three species and their geographic distribution.

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Diel Periodicity and Environmental Influence on the Smolt Migration of Arctic charr, Salvelinus alpinus, Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, and Brown Trout, Salmo trutta, in Northern Norway

Environmental Biology of Fishes ◽

10.1023/b:ebfi.0000035438.85321.fa ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 70 (4) ◽

pp. 403-413 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

Kristian T. Carlsen ◽

Ole K. Berg ◽

Bengt Finstad ◽

Tor G. Heggberget

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Salmon ◽

Salmo Salar ◽

Brown Trout ◽

Salmo Trutta ◽

Salvelinus Alpinus ◽

Environmental Influence ◽

Arctic Charr ◽

Diel Periodicity ◽

Northern Norway ◽

Brown Trout Salmo Trutta

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Timing of smolt migration in sympatric populations of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), brown trout (Salmo trutta), and Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus)

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences ◽

10.1139/f2012-005 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 69 (4) ◽

pp. 711-723 ◽

Cited By ~ 38

Author(s):

Arne J. Jensen ◽

Bengt Finstad ◽

Peder Fiske ◽

Nils Arne Hvidsten ◽

Audun H. Rikardsen ◽

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Keyword(s):

Atlantic Salmon ◽

Water Flow ◽

Salmo Salar ◽

Brown Trout ◽

Salmo Trutta ◽

Salvelinus Alpinus ◽

Arctic Char ◽

Atlantic Salmon Salmo Salar ◽

Local Selection ◽

Brown Trout Salmo Trutta

A study over a 22-year period of first-time migrants (smolts) of three sympatric salmonids (Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar ), brown trout ( Salmo trutta ), and Arctic char ( Salvelinus alpinus )) in a watercourse in northern Norway demonstrated that although there was considerable overlap in smolt migration timing among the species, Atlantic salmon migrated first, followed by Arctic char, and finally brown trout. The migration period of Arctic char had a smaller range and less annual variation than those of the two other species, possibly partly related to their more lake-dwelling habitat preference. For all species, water flow was important in explaining day-to-day variations in smolt runs. Water flow was most important for brown trout, change in flow for Atlantic salmon, whereas photoperiod was most important for Arctic char. These results suggest that both age and size of smolts and the timing of the smolt migration have been shaped by the different habitat preferences of these species both in fresh water and sea through local selection.

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