Essays about: "Back-calculated length"

Found 1 essay containing the words Back-calculated length.

  1. 1. Increased body growth rates of northern pike (Esox lucius) in the Baltic Sea : importance of size-selective mortality and warming waters

    University essay from SLU/Dept. Of Aquatic Resources

    Author : Terese Berggren; [2019]
    Keywords : Northern pike; Esox lucius; Back-calculated length; Body growth; Size-selective mortality; Warming waters; Baltic Sea;

    Abstract : The northern pike, Esox lucius Linnaeus (1758), is a highly valuable species in recreational fishing, and plays a vital role as a keystone predator in the structuring of fish communities in temperate lakes and brackish waters. Ma-jor declines of pike in the Baltic Sea have been recorded, particular of larger pikes, which may have cascading effects on abundances of lower ecosys-tem compartments. READ MORE