Can late stage marine mortality explain observed shifts in age structure of Chinook salmon?

Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) populations have experienced widespread declines in abundance and abrupt shifts toward younger and smaller adults returning to spawn in rivers. The causal agents underpinning these shifts are largely unknown. Here we investigate the potential role of late-st...

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Main Authors: Kaitlyn A Manishin, Curry J Cunningham, Peter A H Westley, Andrew C Seitz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247370