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Survival of Stream-Dwelling Atlantic Salmon: Effects of Life History Variation, Season, and Age

2002; Wiley; Volume: 131; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1577/1548-8659(2002)131 2.0.co;2

1548-8659

Benjamin H. Letcher, Gabe Gries, Francis Juanes,

Fish Biology and Ecology Studies

Transactions of the American Fisheries SocietyVolume 131, Issue 5 p. 838-854 Article Survival of Stream-Dwelling Atlantic Salmon: Effects of Life History Variation, Season, and Age Benjamin H. Letcher, Corresponding Author Benjamin H. Letcher [email protected] U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, S. O. Conte Anadromous Fish Research Center, Post Office Box 796, One Migratory Way, Turners Falls, Massachusetts, 01376 USA[email protected]Search for more papers by this authorGabe Gries, Gabe Gries U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, S. O. Conte Anadromous Fish Research Center, Post Office Box 796, One Migratory Way, Turners Falls, Massachusetts, 01376 USASearch for more papers by this authorFrancis Juanes, Francis Juanes Department of Natural Resources Conservation, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, 01003-4210 USASearch for more papers by this author Benjamin H. Letcher, Corresponding Author Benjamin H. Letcher [email protected] U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, S. O. Conte Anadromous Fish Research Center, Post Office Box 796, One Migratory Way, Turners Falls, Massachusetts, 01376 USA[email protected]Search for more papers by this authorGabe Gries, Gabe Gries U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, S. O. Conte Anadromous Fish Research Center, Post Office Box 796, One Migratory Way, Turners Falls, Massachusetts, 01376 USASearch for more papers by this authorFrancis Juanes, Francis Juanes Department of Natural Resources Conservation, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, 01003-4210 USASearch for more papers by this author First published: 09 January 2011 https://doi.org/10.1577/1548-8659(2002)131 2.0.CO;2Citations: 40 Present address: New Hampshire Fish and Game, 25 State Route 9, Keene, New Hampshire 03431, USA. Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract To determine seasonal and age-class variation in the abundance and survival of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar, we conducted multiple samplings of individually tagged juveniles in a small stream (West Brook, Massachusetts). We also estimated the differences in survival and probability of smolting for mature and immature parr. Survival was approximately twofold lower during winter as compared with summer and was higher for fish in their first winter than for fish in their second winter. Parr maturation rates were high (50% of all fish) and peaked in September. The estimated numbers of mature and immature fish were equal for the March samples preceding the smolt run, indicating no overall differences in survival between mature and immature fish during stream residence. Age-2 mature fish were one-third as likely to smolt as immature fish, however, resulting in survival probabilities (from March to smoltification) of 0.22 for mature fish and 0.61 for immature fish. Approximately one-third of the fish captured in the smolt trap were estimated as mature during previous sampling, and virtually all of the age-2 fish remaining in the stream following the smolt run were previously mature. 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