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The Lake Charr Salvelinus Namaycush: Biology, Ecology, Distribution, and Management

The Lake Charr Salvelinus Namaycush: Biology, Ecology, Distribution, and Management

Muir, Andrew M.
Krueger, Charles C.
Hansen, Michael J.

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Series: Fish & Fisheries, Book 39

Environmental StudiesZoology

ISBN10: 3030622614
ISBN13: 9783030622619
Publisher: Springer
Published: Mar 5 2022
Pages: 497
Weight: 1.64
Height: 1.08 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

The lake charr Salvelinus namaycush is a ubiquitous member of cold-water lake ecosystems in previously glaciated regions of northern continental U.S., Alaska, and Canada that often support important commercial, recreational, and subsistence fisheries. The lake charr differs from other charrs by its large size, longevity, iteroparity, top-predator specialization, reduced sexual dimorphism, prevalence of lacustrine spawning, and use of deepwater habitat. The species is remarkably variable in phenotype, physiology, and life history, some of which is reflected in its ecology and genetics, with as many as four morphs or ecotypes co-occurring in a single lake. The lake charr is often the top predator in these systems, but is highly adaptable trophically, and is frequently planktivorous in small lakes. The lake charr by their name highlights their common habitat, lakes both large and small, but often frequents rivers and occasionally moves into the Arctic Ocean. Movement and behaviour of lake charr are motivated by access to cool, well-oxygenated water, foraging opportunities, predator avoidance, and reproduction. Owing to their broad distribution and trophic level, the lake charr serves as a sentinel of anthropogenic change. This volume will provide an up-to-date summary of what is currently known about lake charr from distribution to genetics to physiology to ecology.

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