Life History Characteristics of Freshwater Fishes Occurring in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, with Major Emphasis on Riverine Habitat Requirements (DFO, 2002)
Comprehensive literature review documenting the life history characteristics and riverine habitat requirements of 46 freshwater fish species occurring in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, with detailed habitat preference data organized by species, developmental stage, and physical habitat features including depth, substrate, cover, and water quality.
- Date
- 2002
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Arctic Fish Ecology and Assessment Research, Central and Arctic Division, Great Lakes Laboratory of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
- Locations
- Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Mackenzie River, Great Slave Lake, Great Bear Lake, Beaufort Sea, Hudson Bay, Baffin Island, Anderson River, Peel River, Arctic Red River, Thelon River, Slave River, Mackenzie Delta
- Parameters
- fish habitat requirements, riverine habitat, life history characteristics, water depth, substrate type, cover and structure, water quality, water velocity, spawning, young-of-the-year, juvenile development, adult habitat, anadromous migration, adfluvial populations, ecoregions
- Pages
- 178
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