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Migration of salvelinus fontinalis in relation to the date of spring thaw (ice-out) of Eight Island Lake, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia

Abstract

In the period 1965·1992 the mean difference in days between the spring thaw ("ice-out") of EightIsland lake in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia and the first catch, by sport fishermen, of Salvelinus fontinalis was 11.5±2.7., despite the spread of ice-out during the same years, over a period of 43 days (March 24 - May 6).
Pendant la période de 1965 à 1992, la différence moyenne entre la dégel printannier (ice-out) du Lac Eight Island du comté Guysborough en Nouvelle-Ecosse et la première prise de Salvelinus fontinalis etait 11.5 ± 2.7 jours, malgré l’écart du dégel pendant les mêmes années à travers une période de 43 jours (du 24 mars au 6 mail).

Description

Includes b&w chart; bibliographic references

Keywords

Nova Scotia Guysborough (County), Salvelinus fontinalis, Brook trout

Citation

Whiteway, S.G., and McCulloch, A.W. (1995). Migration of salvelinus fontinalis in relation to the date of spring thaw (ice-out) of Eight Island Lake, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia. Proceedings of the Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 40(2), 59-60.