The level of salmon density in the salt water where Big Qualicum River chum salmon grow to maturity impacts a chum salmon’s early growth, its size and its age at maturity, says a recent study on “density-dependent competition.”
The level of salmon density in the salt water where Big Qualicum River chum salmon grow to maturity impacts a chum salmon’s early growth, its size and its age at maturity, says a recent study on “density-dependent competition.”