Integrating across scales: effectively applying science for the successful conservation of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) is an excellent species on which to focus synthetic, integrative investigations because it is an economically important species that captures the public imagination, is heavily impacted by humans, uses several ecosystems over its life, and is the subject of a large body...

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Published in:Canadian journal of fisheries and aquatic sciences 1998-01, Vol.55 (S1), p.1-8
Main Authors: Mather, Martha E, Parrish, Donna L, Folt, Carol L, DeGraaf, Richard M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abiotic factors
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Aquaculture
Biological and medical sciences
Biotic factors
Conservation
Ecology
Fish
Fish conservation
Fisheries
Freshwater
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
General aspects. Techniques
Generalities
Life history
Literature reviews
Marine
Salmo salar
Salmon
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Summary:Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) is an excellent species on which to focus synthetic, integrative investigations because it is an economically important species that captures the public imagination, is heavily impacted by humans, uses several ecosystems over its life, and is the subject of a large body of extant literature. The following 24 papers were solicited to provide the biological basis for effective and innovative approaches that biologists, managers, and social scientists can use to develop policies that sustain Atlantic salmon and related species. Together these papers highlight the need for and benefits of (a) synthesizing within populations, (b) choosing the appropriate scale, (c) comparing across populations using rigorous, focused, question-oriented methods, (d) integrating across disciplines, (e) incorporating the human perspective, (f) linking multiple ecosystems, and (g) applied problem solving. To show how Atlantic salmon can guide research and conservation efforts for other species in other systems, we review the justification for the supplement and summarize the defining concepts that emerge from the volume.
ISSN:0706-652X
1205-7533
DOI:10.1139/d98-000