Coho Salmon's Dynamic Migration

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Salmon Migration Phenology Bolsters Population Stability

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Diverse migration patterns boost coho salmon population stability

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Study finds coho salmon, 1 of 5 Pacific salmon species, have more dynamic migration patterns than previously thought.

Researchers with UC Berkeley and California Sea Grant led the 12-year-long study in Willow Creek , a tributary to the Russian River .

Prior to reaching the ocean, a subset of the coho population left their natal habitat and spent three to four months in a wetland complex in the lower stretches of the creek.

This time in non-natal habitat provided these fish with food sources and safety from high river flows in the winter.

More information: Henry K. Baker et al, Variation in Salmon Migration Phenology Bolsters Population Stability but Is Threatened by Drought, Ecology Letters ( 2025 ). DOI: 10.1111 / ele.70081 Journal information: Ecology Letters Provided by University of California - Berkeley .

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