Non-stationary and interactive effects of climate and competition on pink salmon productivity.

ABSTRACT: Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) are exposed to increased environmental change and multiple human stressors. To anticipate future impacts of global change and to improve sustainable resource management, it is critical to understand how wild salmon populations respond to stressors associated with human-caused changes such as climate warming and ocean acidification, as well as competition in the ocean, which is intensified by the large-scale production and release of hatchery reared salmon. Pink salmon (O. gorbuscha) are a keystone species in the North Pacific Ocean and support highly valuable commercial fisheries. We investigated the joint effects of changes in ocean conditions and salmon abundances on the productivity of wild pink salmon. Our analysis focused on Prince William Sound in A

SUBMITTER: Ohlberger J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9306875 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature