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Lax (Salmon salar) i Klarälven – Betydelsen av smolt, lekfisk och kelt för populationsutvecklingen
Karlstad University, Faculty of Health, Science and Technology (starting 2013), Department of Environmental and Life Sciences.
2017 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Salmon (Salmon salar) in the river Klarälven – The importance of smolt, spawners and re-spawners for the population development (English)
Abstract [sv]

Modellering av populationer kan vara till stor hjälp för bevarandebiologin i form av

att hjälpa till att utvärdera en potentiell respons hos populationer vid olika

hypotetiska åtgärder. En mer effektiv naturvård kan således utvecklas med hjälp av

de resultat som modelleringar ger. Denna studie presenterar resultaten av

modelleringar för hypotetiskt minskad mortalitet i olika livsstadier för den

sjövandrande populationen lax i Klarälven. Modellerna är utformade i programmet

Vortex. De olika scenarier som modellerats skiljer sig åt i överlevnadsfrekvenser hos

olika åldersgrupper hos laxen. Även en modellering på den potentiella betydelsen av

kelten gjordes, då kelten troligtvis kan komma att ha stor påverkan på

populationsstorleken. Denna studie visar på att minskad mortalitet på smolt vid

smoltvandring och detta i kombination med ökad habitat kvalitet och kvantitet hade

stor påverkan på populationsstorleken mot det grundscenario som uppvisar hög

mortalitet. Trots detta var risken för en utdöd population inom 50 år fortsatt relativ

stor och var 37 %. Idag leker laxen endast en gång under sin livstid i Klarälven. När

laxen fick en simulerad chans att leka en extra gång under sin livstid, genom en ökad

livslängd på ett år, reducerades risken för en utdöd population inom 50 år till endast

2 %.

Abstract [en]

The modeling of populations can be a great help for conservation biology in terms of

helping to evaluate a potential response in populations to different hypothetical

conservation measures. A more effective conservation approach can thus be attained

with help from the results shown in the models. This study presents the results of

modelling for hypothetically reduced mortalities at different life stages for the lake

migrating population salmon in Klarälven. The models were developed in the

program Vortex. The different scenarios that have been simulated differ in the

mortality rates for different age classes within the salmon population. A simulation

on the importance of kelt was also done, because the kelt can have a potentially big

impact on population growth. This study shows that reduced mortalities during smolt

migration in combination with an increase in habitat quality and quantity, had a

significant effect on the population size compared with the scenario with relatively

high mortality rates. Even though the population size was considerably higher for this

scenario, the probability for the population to go extinct in the next 50 years was still

relatively high at 37 %. Today the salmon only spawn once in their lifetime in the

River Klarälven. When the salmon were given the opportunity to spawn one extra

time, by prolonging their lifespan by one year, the probability of extinction in the next

50 years was reduced to only 2 %.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2017.
Keywords [en]
Population Viability Analysis
Keywords [sv]
Salmon salar, Klarälven, populationsutveckling, kelt, smolt, modellering, populations modell, PVA, Population Viability Analysis, Vortex, konnektivitet, mortalitet
National Category
Natural Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-54871OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kau-54871DiVA, id: diva2:1105620
Subject / course
Biology
Educational program
Biology programme, 180 hp
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Available from: 2017-06-12 Created: 2017-06-05 Last updated: 2017-06-12Bibliographically approved

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