Salmon and recreational fisheries monitoring: traps

Returns and emigrants including juvenile fish.


Related publications

Peer-reviewed publications using data collected at the Girnock and Baddoch traps (a full list of publications is available)

Bacon, P.J., MacLean, J.C., Malcolm, I.A. and Gurney, W.S.C. (2012), Ova fecundity in Scottish Atlantic salmon Salmo salar: predictions, selective forces and causal mechanismsJournal of Fish Biology81, 921–938. DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2012.03311.x

Bacon, P.J., Malcolm, I.A., Fryer, R.J., Glover, R.S., Millar, C.P. and Youngson A.F. (2015). Can conservation stocking enhance juvenile emigrant production in wild Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar)? Transactions of the American Fisheries Society144, 642-654. doi: 10.1080/00028487.2015.1017655

Birkel, C., Soulsby, C., Irvine, D.J., Malcolm, I.A., Lautz, L.K., and Tetzlaff, D. (2015). Heat-based hyporheic flux calculations in heterogeneous salmon spawning gravelsAquatic Sciences. 1-11.

Buck, R.J.G. and Hay, D.W. (1984). The relation between stock size and progeny of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., in a Scottish streamJournal of Fish Biology24, 1-11. DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1984.tb04771.x

Buck, R.J.G. and Youngson, A.F. (1982). The downstream migration of precociously mature Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L. parr in autumn; its relation to the spawning migration of mature adult fish.  Journal of Fish Biology20, 279-288. DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1982.tb04709.x

Fabris, L., Malcolm, I.A., Buddendorf, W.B., Millidine, K.J., Teztlaff, D. and Soulsby, C. (2017). Hydraulic modelling of the spatial and temporal variability in Atlantic salmon parr habitat availability in an upland streamScience of the Total Environment601-602, 1046-1059.  DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.05.112

Friedland K.D., MacLean J.C., Hansen L.P., Peyronnet A.J., Karlsson L., Reddin D.G., Ó Maoiléidigh N. and McCarthy J.L. (2009). The recruitment of Atlantic salmon in EuropeICES Journal of Marine Science66, 289-304. DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsn210

Friedland, K.D., Chaput, G. and MacLean, J.C. (2005). The emerging role of climate in post-smolt growth of Atlantic salmonICES Journal of Marine Science62, 1338-1349. DOI: 10.1016/j.icesjms.2005.04.013

Glover, R.S., Fryer, R.J., Soulsby, C. and Malcolm I.A. (2019) These are not the trends you are looking for: poorly calibrated single-pass electrofishing data can bias estimates of trends in fish abundanceJournal of Fish Biology. DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14119

Glover, R.S., Fryer, R.J., Bacon P.J., Soulsby, C., and Malcolm, I.A. (2018). Do trends in the size of wild female Atlantic salmon have a substantial effect on egg deposition? Fisheries Management and Ecology. 25:2, 158-161.

Glover, R.S., Fryer, R.J., Soulsby, C., Bacon P.J., and Malcolm, I.A. (2018). Incorporating estimates of capture probability and river network covariance in novel habitat - abundance models: Assessing the effects of conservation stocking on catchment-scale production of juvenile Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) from a longterm electrofishing datasetEcological Indicators. 93, 302-315.

Gurney, W.S.C., Bacon, P.J., Mckenzie, E., McGinnity, P., Mclean, J., Smith, G. and Youngson, A.F. (2010). Form and Uncertainty in Stock-Recruitment Relations: Observations and Implications for Atlantic Salmon (Salmo Salar) Management. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences67, 1040-1055. DOI: 10.1139/F10-038

Gurney, W.S.C., Bacon, P.J., Speirs D., Mcginnity, P., Verspoor E. (2012). Sea-Age Variation in Maiden Atlantic Salmon Spawners: Phenotypic Plasticity or Genetic Polymorphism? Bulletin of Mathematical Biology74, 615-640. DOI: 10.1007/s11538-011-9679-8

Gurney, W.S.C., Bacon, P.J., Tyldesley, G. and Youngson, A.F. (2008). Process-based modelling of decadal trends in growth, survival, and smolting of wild salmon (Salmo salar) parr in a Scottish upland streamCanadian journal of fisheries and aquatic sciences65, 2606-2622. DOI: 10.1139/F08-149

Gurney, W.S.C., Mckenzie, E., Bacon, P.J. (2010). Maturity Dispersion, Stock Auto-Correlation, and Management Strategy in Exploited PopulationsBulletin of Mathematical Biology72, 1271-1293. DOI: 10.1007/s11538-009-9490-y

Hay, D.W. (1987). The relationship between redd counts and the numbers of spawning salmon in the Girnock Burn, ScotlandICES Journal of Marine Science43,146-148. DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/43.2.146

Imholt, C., Soulsby, C., Malcolm, I.A. and Gibbins, C.N. (2013). Influence of contrasting riparian forest cover on stream temperature dynamics in salmonid spawning and nursery streamsEcohydrology6, 380–392. DOI: 10.1002/eco.1291

Imholt, C., Soulsby, C., Malcolm, I. A., Hrachowitz, M., Gibbins, C. N., Langan, S. and Tetzlaff, D. (2013). Influence of scale on thermal characteristics in a large montane river basin. River Research and Applications29, 403–419. DOI: 10.1002/rra.1608

Huntingford, F.A., Thorpe, J.E., De Leaniz, C.G. and Hay D.W. (1992). Patterns of growth and smolting in autumn migrants from a Scottish population of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar LJournal of Fish Biology41, 43-51. DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1992.tb03867.x

Jordan, W.C., Youngson, A.F. and Webb, J.H. (1990). Genetic variation at the malic enzyme-2 locus and age at maturity in sea-run Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 47 (9), 1672-1677. DOI: 10.1139/f90-191

Langan, S.J., Johnston, L., Donaghy, M.J., Youngson, A.F., Hay, D.W. and Soulsby, C. (2001). Variation in River Water Temperatures in an Upland Stream Over a 30-Year Period.  Science of the Total Environment265, 195-207. DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(00)00659-8

Malcolm, I.A., Hannah, D.M., Donaghy, M.J., Soulsby, C. and Youngson, A.F. (2004). The influence of riparian woodland on the spatial and temporal variability of stream water temperatures in an upland salmon stream. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences.  8, 449-459. DOI: 10.5194/hess-8-449-2004

Malcolm, I. A., Soulsby, C., Hannah, D. M., Bacon, P. J., Youngson, A. F. and Tetzlaff, D. (2008). The influence of riparian woodland on stream temperatures: implications for the performance of juvenile salmonidsHydrological Processes22, 968–979. DOI: 10.1002/hyp.6996

Taggart, J.B., Mclaren, I.S., Hay, D.W., Webb, J.H. and Youngson, A.F. (2001). Spawning success in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.): a long-term DNA profiling-based study conducted in a natural stream. Molecular Ecology. 10 (4), 1047-1060. DOI: 10.1002/hyp.6996

Youngson, A.F., Buck, R.J.G., Simpson, T.H. and Hay, D.W. (1983). The autumn and spring emigrations of juvenile Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., from the Girnock Burn, Aberdeenshire, Scotland: Environmental release of migrationJournal of Fish Biology23, 625-639. DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1983.tb02942.x

Youngson, A.F. and Simpson, T.H. (1984). Changes in serum thyroxine levels during smolting in captive and wild Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar LJournal of Fish Biology24, 29-39. DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1984.tb04773.x

List of References using data collected at the Girnock and Baddoch field sites

Ali, G., Birkel, C., Tetzlaff, D., Soulsby, C., McDonnell, J. J. and Tarolli, P. (2014). A comparison of wetness indices for the prediction of observed connected saturated areas under contrasting conditions. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 39, 399–413. doi: 10.1002/esp.3506

Ali, G. A., Birkel, C., Tarolli, P., Tetzlaff, D., Soulsby, C. and McDonnell, J. J. (2011). From Coarse-scale Soil Data Information to Fine-scale Saturated Area Prediction in a Scottish Watershed. American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2011.

Ali, G., Tetzlaff, D., Soulsby, C. and McDonnell, J. J. (2012). Topographic, pedologic and climatic interactions influencing streamflow generation at multiple catchment scales. Hydrological Processes. 26, 3858–3874. doi: 10.1002/hyp.8416

Anon. (1966). Early stages in the life history of Salmon. Girnock Burn. 1966. F.W. Series. 7 FW 66.

Anon. (1976). Report on the Girnock Burn project. 1976. F.W. Series. 21 FW 76.

Anon. (1970). Studies of the Salmoid stocks of the Girnock Burn. 1970 Report for the period 1.11.69 to 31.5.70. F.W. Series. 33 FW 70.

Anon. (1967). Studies of the Salmonid stocks of the Girnock Burn. 1967 Report for the period 1.11.66 to 31.5.67. F.W. Series. 26 FW 67.

Anon. (1968). Studies of the Salmonid stocks of the Girnock Burn. 1968 Report for the period 1.11.67 to 31.5.68. F.W. Series. 37 FW 68.

Anon. (1969). Studies of the Salmonid stocks of the Girnock Burn. 1969 Report for the period 1.11.68 to 31.5.69. F.W. Series. 30 FW 69.

Anon. (1973). Studies of the Salmonid stocks of the Girnock Burn, Aberdeenshire, 1972. F.W. Series. 5 FW 73.

Anon. (1968). Studies of the Salmonid stocks of the Girnock Burn, Aberdeenshire. 1968 Report for the year ended 31.10.68. F.W. Series. 3 FW 69.

Anon. (1970). Studies of the Salmonid stocks of the Girnock Burn, Aberdeenshire. 1970 Report for the year ended 31.10.69. F.W. Series. 2 FW 70.

Anon. (1971). Studies of the Salmonid stocks of the Girnock Burn, Aberdeenshire. 1971 Report for the period 1.11.69 to 31.12.70. F.W.Series. 5 FW 71.

Armstrong, J. D and Huntingford, F. A & Herbert N. A. (1999). Individual space use strategies of wild juvenile Atlantic salmon. Journal of Fish Biology. 55, 1201-1212

Armstrong, J.D. and West, C.L. (1994) Relative ventricular weight of wild Atlantic salmon parr in relation to sex, gonad maturation and migratory activity. Journal of Fish Biology. 44 (3), 453-457.

Bacon, P. J., MacLean, J. C., Malcolm, I. A. and Gurney, W. S. C. (2012), Ova fecundity in Scottish Atlantic salmon Salmo salar: predictions, selective forces and causal mechanisms. Journal of Fish Biology. 81, 921–938. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2012.03311.x

Bacon, P.J., Malcolm, I.A., Fryer, R.J., Glover, R.S., Millar, C.P. and Youngson A.F. (2015). Can conservation stocking enhance juvenile emigrant production in wild Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar)? Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 144, 642-654. doi: 10.1080/00028487.2015.1017655

Beechie, T., Moir, H. and Pess, G. (2008). Hierarchical Physical Controls on Salmonid Spawning Location and Timing.  American Fisheries Society Symposium. 65, 83-101.

Benettin, P., Soulsby, C., Birkel, C., Tetzlaff, D., Botter, G., & Rinaldo, A. (2017). Using SAS functions and highresolution isotope data to unravel travel time distributions in headwater catchments. Water Resources Research, 53(3), 1864-1878.

Birkel, C., Malcolm, I., and Tetzlaff, D. (2013). Modeling the dynamics of metabolism in montane streams using continuous dissolved oxygen measurements. Water Resources Research. 49, 5260–5275. doi:10.1002/wrcr20409.

Birkel, C., Soulsby, C., Irvine, D. J., Malcolm, I., Lautz, L. K., & Tetzlaff, D. (2016). Heat-based hyporheic flux calculations in heterogeneous salmon spawning gravels. Aquatic sciences, 78(2), 203-213.

Birkel, C., Soulsby, C. and Tetzlaff, D. (2011). Modelling catchment-scale water storage dynamics: reconciling dynamic storage with tracer-inferred passive storage. Hydrological Processes. 25: 3924–3936. doi: 10.1002/hyp.8201

Birkel, C., Soulsby, C., and Tetzlaff, D. (2014). Developing a consistent process-based conceptualization of catchment functioning using measurements of internal state variables. Water Resources Research. 50, 3481–3501, doi:10.1002/2013WR014925.

Birkel, C., Soulsby, C., and Tetzlaff, D. (2015). Conceptual modelling to assess how the interplay of hydrological connectivity, catchment storage and tracer dynamics controls nonstationary water age estimates. Hydrological Processes. 29, 2956–2969. doi: 10.1002/hyp.10414.

Birkel, C., Tetzlaff, D., Dunn, S.M. and Soulsby, C. (2010). Towards a simple dynamic process conceptualization in rainfall-runoff models using multi-criteria calibration and tracers in temperate, upland catchments. Hydrological Processes. 24 (3):260-275.

Birkel, C., Tetzlaff, D., Dunn, S.M. and Soulsby, C. (2011). Using time domain and geographic source tracers to conceptualize streamflow generation processes in lumped rainfall-runoff models. Water Resources Research. 47. doi:10.1029/2010WR009547.

Blumstock, M., Tetzlaff, D., Dick, J. J., Nuetzmann, G., & Soulsby, C. (2016). Spatial organization of groundwater dynamics and streamflow response from different hydropedological units in a montane catchment. Hydrological Processes, 30(21), 3735-3753.

Blumstock, M., Tetzlaff, D., Malcolm, I.A., Nuetzmann, G., and Soulsby, C. (2015). Baseflow dynamics: Multi-tracer surveys to assess variable groundwater contributions to montane streams under low flows. Journal of Hydrology. 527, 1021-1033.

Buck, R.J.G. (1971). Studies of the Salmonid stocks of the Girnock Burn. 1971 Report for the period 1.1.71 to 31.5.71.  F.W.Series. 26 FW.71,

Buck, R.J.G. (1972). Studies of the Salmonid stocks of the Girnock Burn. 1972 Report for the period 1.1.72. to 31.5.72.  F.W. Series. 41 FW 72,

Buck, R.J.G.  (1973). Studies of the Salmonid stocks of the Girnock Burn, Aberdeenshire, 1973.  F.W. Series. 11 FW 74,

Buck, R.J.G. (1975).  Recaptures of salmon tagged as smolts in the Girnock Burn (River Dee), Scotland, from 1967 - 1973.  ICES. M 15,

Buck R.J.G.  (1976). The relationship between spawning stock and juvenile salmon production in the Girnock Burn. Fish. Manage. 7 (4), 88-89.

Buck, R.J.G. and Hay, D.W.  (1984). The relation between stock size and progeny of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., in a Scottish stream. Journal of Fish Biology. 24 (1), 1-11.

Buck, R.J.G. and Youngson, A.F. (1982). The downstream migration of precociously mature Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L. parr in autumn; its relation to the spawning migration of mature adult fish.  Journal of Fish Biology. 20 (3), 279-288.

Capell, R., Tetzlaff, D. and Soulsby, C. (2013). Will catchment characteristics moderate the projected effects of climate change on flow regimes in the Scottish Highlands? Hydrological Processes. 27, 687–699. doi: 10.1002/hyp.9626

Carey, S. K., Tetzlaff, D., Buttle, J., Laudon, H., McDonnell, J., McGuire, K., Seibert, J., Soulsby, C. and Shanley J. (2013). Use of color maps and wavelet coherence to discern seasonal and interannual climate influences on streamflow variability in northern catchments. Water Resources Research. 49, 6194–6207. doi:10.1002/wrcr.20469.

Cauwelier, E., Stewart, D. C., Millar, C. P., Gilbey, J., & Middlemas, S. J. (2018). Across rather than between river genetic structure in Atlantic salmon Salmo salar in northeast Scotland, UK: potential causes and management implications. Journal of fish biology, 92(3), 607-620.

Chadwick, S., Knights, B., Thorley, J.L. and Bark, A. (2007).  A long-term study of population characteristics and downstream migrations of the European eel Anguilla anguilla (L.) and the effects of a migration barrier in the Girnock Burn, north-east Scotland.  Journal of Fish Biology. 70 (5), 1535-1553.

Dawson, J.J.C., Tetzlaff, D., Speed, M., Hrachowitz, M. and Soulsby, C. (2011). Seasonal controls on DOC dynamics in nested upland catchments in NE Scotland. Hydrological Processes. 25, 1647–1658. doi: 10.1002/hyp.7925

Dick, J.J., Soulsby, C., Birkel, C., Malcolm, I. and Tetzlaff, D. (2016). Continuous Dissolved Oxygen Measurements and Modelling Metabolism in Peatland Streams. PloS one. 11(8).

Dick, J.J., Tetzlaff D., Birkel, C. and Soulsby C. (2014). Modelling landscape controls on dissolved organic carbon sources and fluxes to streams. Biogeochemistry. 10.1007/s10533-014-0046-3

Dick J., Tetzlaff D., and Soulsby C. (2015) Landscape influence on small-scale water temperature variations in a moorland catchment, Hydrol. Process., doi: 10.1002/hyp.10423.

Dick, J.J., Tetzlaff, D., & Soulsby, C. (2017). Role of riparian wetlands and hydrological connectivity in the dynamics of stream thermal regimes. Hydrology Research.

Dugdale, S., Hannah, D., & Malcolm, I. (2018). Integrating structure-from-motion photogrammetry and process-based river temperature modelling for improved characterisation of riparian shading. In EGU General A

Dunn, S.M., Bacon, J.R., Soulsby, C., Tetzlaff, D., Stutter, M.I., Waldron, S. and Malcolm, I.A. (2008). Interpretation of homogeneity in *d18O signatures of stream water in a nested sub-catchment system in north-east Scotland.  Hydrological Processes. 22 (24), 4767-4782.

Fabris, L., Lazzaro, G., Buddendorf, W. B., Botter, G., & Soulsby, C. (2018). A general analytical approach for assessing the effects of hydroclimatic variability on fish habitat. Journal of Hydrology, 566, 520-530.

Fabris, L., Malcolm, I.A., Buddendorf, W.B., Millidine, K.J., Teztlaff, D. and Soulsby, C. (2017). Hydraulic modelling of the spatial and temporal variability in Atlantic salmon parr habitat availability in an upland stream. Science of the Total Environment. 601-602, 1046-1059., doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.05.112

Fabris, L., Malcolm, I.A., Buddendorf, W.B. and Soulsby, C. (2018). Integrating process-based flow and temperature models to assess riparian forests and temperature amelioration in salmon streams. Hydrological Processes.doi: 10.1002/hyp.11454

Fleming, I.A.  (1998). Pattern and variability in the breeding system of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), with comparisons to other salmonids.  Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 55, 59-76.

Friedland K.D., MacLean J.C., Hansen L.P., Peyronnet A.J., Karlsson L., Reddin D.G., Ó Maoiléidigh N., and McCarthy J.L. (2009). The recruitment of Atlantic salmon in Europe. ICES Journal of Marine Science. 66, 289-304.

Friedland, K.D., Chaput, G. and MacLean, J.C. (2005).  The emerging role of climate in post-smolt growth of Atlantic salmon.  ICES Journal of Marine Science. 62 (7), 1338-1349.

Gani, R. (2000). Modelling environment dependant growth of juvenile Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L. PhD Thesis.  

Garcia de Leaniz, C.  (1990).  Distribution , growth, movements, and homing behaviour of juvenile Atlantic salmon and brown trout in the Girnock Burn, Aberdeenshire.  PhD Thesis, University of Aberdeen.

Garner, G.; Hannah, D. M.; Malcolm, I. A.; Sadler, J. P. (2012) Inter-annual variability of stream temperature, micro-climate and heat exchange dynamics: a comparison of forest and moorland environments. EGU General Assembly 2012, held 22-27 April, 2012 in Vienna, Austria., p.11257

Garner, G.; Malcolm, I.; Hannah, D. M.; Sadler, J. P. (2013) Longitudinal Water Temperature and Heat Flux Patterns within a Semi-Natural Forested Stream Reach. American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2013, abstract #GC23C-0944

Garner, G., Malcolm, I. A., Sadler, J. P., & Hannah, D. M. (2017). The role of riparian vegetation density, channel orientation and water velocity in determining river temperature dynamics. Journal of Hydrology, 553, 471-485.

Garner, G., Malcolm I.A., Sadler J.P., Millar C.P., and Hannah D.M. (2015). Inter-annual variability in the effects of riparian woodland on micro-climate, energy exchanges and water temperature of an upland Scottish stream. Hydrological Processes. 29, 1080–1095. doi: 10.1002/hyp10223

Geris J., Tetzlaff D., McDonnell J., and Soulsby C. ( 2014), The relative role of soil type and tree cover on water storage and transmission in northern headwater catchments, Hydrol. Process., doi: 10.1002/hyp.10289

Geris, J., Tetzlaff, D., McDonnell, J. J., & Soulsby, C. (2017). Spatial and temporal patterns of soil water storage and vegetation water use in humid northern catchments. Science of the Total Environment, 595, 486-493.

Gibbins, C., Shellberg, J., Moir, H. and Soulsby, C.  (2008). Hydrological Influences on Adult Salmonid Migration, Spawning, and Embryo Survival.  American Fisheries Society Symposium. 65, 195-223.

Gibbins, C.N., Grant, J., Malcolm, I.A. and Soulsby, C. (2016). Influence of groundwater chemistry on hyporheic invertebrate assemblages is revealed by fine-scale sampling. Fundamental and Applied Limnology. 187(3), 207-221.

Gibbins, C.N., Moir, H.J., Webb, J.H. and Soulsby, C.  (2002). Assessing discharge use by spawning Atlantic salmon: A comparison of discharge electivity indices and PHABSIM simulations.  River Research and Applications. 18 (4), 383-395.

Glover, R.S., Fryer, R.J., Bacon P.J., Soulsby, C., and Malcolm, I.A. (2018). Do trends in the size of wild female Atlantic salmon have a substantial effect on egg deposition? Fisheries Management and Ecology. doi:10.1111/fme.12273/full

Glover, R.S., Fryer, R.J., Soulsby, C., Bacon P.J., and Malcolm, I.A. (2018). Incorporating estimates of capture probability and river network covariance in novel habitat - abundance models: Assessing the effects of conservation stocking on catchment-scale production of juvenile Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) from a long term electrofishing dataset. Ecological Indicators. 93, 302-315. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.05.013

Gurney, W.S.C., Bacon, P.J., Mckenzie, E., Mcginnity, P., Mclean, J., Smith, G. and Youngson, A. (2010)  Form and Uncertainty in Stock-Recruitment Relations: Observations and Implications for Atlantic Salmon (Salmo Salar) Management.  Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 67, 1040-1055.

Gurney, W.S.C., Bacon, P.J., Speirs D., Mcginnity, P., Verspoor E. (2012) Sea-Age Variation in Maiden Atlantic Salmon Spawners: Phenotypic Plasticity or Genetic Polymorphism? Bulletin of Mathematical Biology. 74, 615-640

Gurney, W.S.C., Bacon, P.J., Tyldesley, G. and Youngson, A.F. (2008). Process-based modelling of decadal trends in growth, survival, and smolting of wild salmon (Salmo salar) parr in a Scottish upland stream. Canadian journal of fisheries and aquatic sciences. 65 (12):2606-2622.

Gurney, W.S.C., Mckenzie, E., Bacon, P.J. (2010) Maturity Dispersion, Stock Auto-Correlation, and Management Strategy in Exploited Populations. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology. 72, 1271-1293

Hannah, D.M., Malcolm, I.A., Soulsby, C. and Youngson, A.F. (2004).  Heat exchanges and temperatures within a salmon spawning stream in the Cairngorms, Scotland: seasonal and sub-seasonal dynamics.  River Research and Applications. 20 (6), 635-652.

Hannah, D.M., Malcolm, I.A., Soulsby, C. and Youngson, A.F. (2008). A comparison of forest and moorland stream microclimate, heat exchanges and thermal dynamics.  Hydrological Processes. 22 (7), 919-940.

Haria, A. H., Shand, P., Soulsby, C. and Noorduijn, S. (2013) Spatial delineation of groundwater–surface water interactions through intensive in-stream profiling. Hydrol. Process., 27: 628–634. doi: 10.1002/hyp.9551

Hay, D.W. (1995). Baddoch and Girnock Salmon Census 1993/94.  Dee District Salmon Fishery Board Annual Report. 39-41

Hay, D.W. (1996). Baddoch and Girnock salmon census 1995.  Dee District Salmon Fishery Board Annual Report 1995. 25-29.

Hay, D.W. (1995). The current status of salmon stocks in the River Dee.   Salmon in the Dee catchement: the scientific basis for management. Proceedings of a one-day meeting, Glen Tanar House, October 1994. Pitlochry Atlantic Salmon Trust. 3-8.

Hay, D.W. (1989). Effect of adult stock penetration on juvenile production of Salmo salar L. in a Scottish stream.   Proceedings of the Salmonid Migration and Distribution Symposium. ( Contribution No. 793). Seattle, WA, University of Washington, School of Fisheries. 93-100

Hay, D.W. (1997). Girnock and Baddock salmon census 1996.  Dee District Salmon Fishery Board Annual Report 1996. 23-24

Hay, D.W. (1990). Juvenile Salmon survival in the Girnock Burn.  Progress Report , Atlantic Salmon Trust.

Hay, D.W. (1987). The relationship between redd counts and the numbers of spawning salmon in the Girnock Burn, Scotland. ICES Journal of Marine Science. 43 (2), 146-148.

Hay, D.W. (1986). Salmon studies in the Girnock Burn. Scottish Fisheries Bulletin. 49, 17-21.

Hay, D.W. (1987). Salmon studies in the Girnock Burn. Salmon Net.  19, 22-27

Hay, D.W. (1988). Les secrets de la fraie. Saumons  64, 10-11.

Hay, D.W. (1989). Work on the Girnock Burn. Environmental research on the Balmoral Estate. Aberdeen, Aberdeen Centre for Land Use. 29-30.

Hay, D. (1984). The relationship between redd counts and the numbers of spawning salmon in the Girnock Burn (Scotland). ICES, COPENHAGEN (DENMARK).

Hindar K, Hutchings JA, Diserud OH & Fiske P (2011). Stock, Recruitment and Exploitation. Atlantic Salmon Ecology, First Edition. Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 299-332

Hrachowitz, M., Soulsby, C., Imholt, C., Malcolm, I. A. and Tetzlaff, D. (2010). Thermal regimes in a large upland salmon river: a simple model to identify the influence of landscape controls and climate change on maximum temperatures. Hydrological Processes. 24, 3374–3391. doi: 10.1002/hyp.7756

Huijgevoort, M. H. J., Tetzlaff, D., Sutanudjaja, E. H., & Soulsby, C. (2016). Using high resolution tracer data to constrain water storage, flux and age estimates in a spatially distributed rainfallrunoff model. Hydrological Processes, 30(25), 4761-4778.

Huntingford, F. A, Thorpe, J. E, and De Leaniz, C. G & Hay D. W. (1992). Patterns of growth and smolting in autumn migrants from a Scottish population of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L.  Journal of Fish Biology. 41, 43-51.

Imholt C, C. N. Gibbins, I. A. Malcolm, S. Langan, C. Soulsby (2010). Influence of riparian cover on stream temperatures and the growth of the mayfly Baetis rhodani in an upland stream. Aquatic Ecology, 44, 669-678

Imholt, C., Soulsby, C., Malcolm, I.A. and Gibbins, C.N. (2013), Influence of contrasting riparian forest cover on stream temperature dynamics in salmonid spawning and nursery streams. Ecohydrol., 6: 380–392. doi: 10.1002/eco.1291

Imholt, C., Soulsby, C., Malcolm, I. A., Hrachowitz, M., Gibbins, C. N., Langan, S. and Tetzlaff, D. (2013). Influence of scale on thermal characteristics in a large montane river basin. River Res. Applic., 29: 403–419. doi: 10.1002/rra.1608

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Jordan, W.C., Youngson, A.F. and Webb, J.H. (1990). Genetic variation at the malic enzyme-2 locus and age at maturity in sea-run Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 47 (9), 1672-1677.

Kirchner, J.W., Tetzlaff, D. and Soulsby, C. (2010). Comparing Chloride and Water Isotopes as Hydrological Tracers in Two Scottish Catchments.  Hydrological Processes. 24, 1631-1645.

Lang, P. and Murphy K.J. (2014). Ecological distribution of the water grimmia (Schistidium agassizii Sull. & Lesq.), a nationally scarce semiaquatic moss in the U.K., with a new record from an upland tributary of the River Dee, N.E. Scotland. The Glasgow Naturalist (online 2014) Volume 26, Part 1

Langan, S.J., Johnston, L., Donaghy, M.J., Youngson, A.F., Hay, D.W. and Soulsby, C. (2001)  Variation in River Water Temperatures in an Upland Stream Over a 30-Year Period.  Science of the Total Environment. 265, 195-207.

Laudon, H., Buttle, J., Carey, S. K., McDonnell, J., McGuire, K., Seibert, J., Shanley, J., Soulsby, C. and Tetzlaff D. (2012). Cross-regional prediction of long-term trajectory of stream water DOC response to climate change. Geophysical Research Letters. 39, L18404, doi:10.1029/2012GL053033.

Lazzaro, G., Soulsby, C., Tetzlaff, D. and Botter, G. (2017). A probabilistic approach to quantifying hydrologic thresholds regulating migration of adult Atlantic salmon into spawning streams. Water Resources Research.

Malcolm, I.A., Gibbins, C., Soulsby, C., Tetzlaff, D., and Moir, H. J. (2012). The influence of hydrology and hydraulics on salmonids between spawning and emergence: implications for the management of flows in regulated rivers. Fisheries Management and Ecology, 19, 464–474. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2400.2011.00836.x

Malcolm, I.A., Greig, S.M., Youngson, A.F. and Soulsby, C. (2008). Hyporheic Influences on Salmon Embryo Survival and Performance.  American Fisheries Society Symposium. 65, 225-248.

Malcolm I.A., Godfrey J., and Youngson A.F. (2010). Review of migratory routes and behaviour of Atlantic salmon, sea trout and European eel in Scotland’s coastal environment: implications for the development of marine renewables. Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Volume 1 No 14

 Malcolm, I.A., Hannah, D.M., Donaghy, M.J., Soulsby, C. and Youngson, A.F.  The influence of riparian woodland on the spatial and temporal variability of stream water temperatures in an upland salmon stream.  Hydrology and Earth System Sciences [Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci.]. 2004.  8 (3):449-459.

Malcolm, I. A.; Middlemas, C. A.; Soulsby, C.; Middlemas, S. J.; Youngson, A. F. (2010). Hyporheic zone processes in a canalised agricultural stream: implications for salmonid embryo survival. Fundamental and Applied Limnology / Archiv für Hydrobiologie, Volume 176, Number 4, April 2010, pp. 319-336(18)

Malcolm, I. A., Millidine, K., Glover, R. S., Hawkins, L., & Millar, C. (2016). Assessing the status of Atlantic salmon in the Aberdeenshire River Dee from electrofishing data. Marine Scotland Science,Technical Report. https://doi.org/10.7489/1879-1

 Malcolm, I.A. and Soulsby, C. (2002)  Thermal Regime in the Hyporheic Zone of Two Contrasting Salmonid Spawning Streams: Ecological and Hydrological Implications.  Fisheries Management and Ecology  9, 1-10.

Malcolm, I. A., Soulsby, C., Hannah, D. M., Bacon, P. J., Youngson, A. F. and Tetzlaff, D. (2008). The influence of riparian woodland on stream temperatures: implications for the performance of juvenile salmonids. Hydrol. Process. 22, 968–979. doi: 10.1002/hyp.6996

Malcolm, I.A., Soulsby, C. and Youngson, A.F. (2006). High-frequency logging technologies reveal state-dependent hyporheic process dynamics: implications for hydroecological studies.  Hydrological Processes. 20 (3), 615-622.

Malcolm, I.A., Soulsby, C. and Youngson, A.F. (2002). Thermal regime in the hyporheic zone of two contrasting salmonid spawning streams: ecological and hydrological implications .  Fisheries Management and Ecology. 9 (1), 1-10.

Malcolm, I.A., Soulsby, C., Youngson, A.F. and Hannah, D.M. (2005). Catchment-scale controls on groundwater-surface water interactions in the hyporheic zone: implications for salmon embryo survival.  River Research and Applications. 21 (9), 977-989.

Malcolm, I.A., Soulsby, C., Youngson, A.F., Hannah, D.M., McLaren, I.S. and Thorne, A. (2004). Hydrological influences on hyporheic water quality: implications for salmon egg survival.  Hydrological Processes. 18 (9), 1543-1560.

Malcolm, I.A., Youngson, A.F. and Soulsby, C. (2003). Survival of salmonid eggs in a degraded gravel-bed stream: effects of groundwater-surface water interactions.  River Research and Applications. 19 (4), 303-316.

Malcolm I.A., A. F. Youngson, C. Soulsby, C. Imholt & R. J. Fryer (2011). Is Interstitial Velocity a Good Predictor of Salmonid Embryo Survival? Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 140, 898-904

McNamara, J. P., Tetzlaff, D., Bishop, K., Soulsby, C., Seyfried, M., Peters, N. E., Aulenbach, B. T. and Hooper, R. (2011). Storage as a Metric of Catchment Comparison. Hydrol. Process., 25: 3364–3371. doi: 10.1002/hyp.8113

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Moir, H.J., Soulsby, C. and Youngson, A. (1998). Hydraulic and sedimentary characteristics of habitat utilized by Atlantic salmon for spawning in the Girnock Burn, Scotland.  Fisheries Management and Ecology. 5 (3), 241-254.

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Neill, A. J., Tetzlaff, D., Strachan, N. J., & Soulsby, C. (2019). To what extent does hydrological connectivity control dynamics of faecal indicator organisms in streams? Initial hypothesis testing using a tracer-aided model. Journal of Hydrology.

Reed, T. E., Prodöhl, P., Bradley, C., Gilbey, J., McGinnity, P., Primmer, C. R., & Bacon, P. J. (2018). Heritability estimation via molecular pedigree reconstruction in a wild fish population reveals substantial evolutionary potential for sea age at maturity, but not size within age classes. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, (999), 1-16.

Scheliga, B., Tetzlaff, D., Nuetzmann, G., & Soulsby, C. (2019). Assessing runoff generation in riparian wetlands: monitoring groundwater–surface water dynamics at the micro-catchment scale. Environmental monitoring and assessment, 191(2), 116.

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Smith, A. A., Tetzlaff, D., & Soulsby, C. (2018). On the use of StorAge Selection functions to assess timevariant travel times in lakes. Water Resources Research, 54(7), 5163-5185.

Soulsby, C., Birkel, C., & Tetzlaff, D. (2016). Modelling storagedriven connectivity between landscapes and riverscapes: towards a simple framework for longterm ecohydrological assessment. Hydrological Processes, 30(14), 2482-2497.

Soulsby, C., Bradford, J., Dick, J., McNamara, J. P., Geris, J., Lessels, J., ... & Tetzlaff, D. (2016). Using geophysical surveys to test tracerbased storage estimates in headwater catchments. Hydrological Processes, 30(23), 4434-4445.

Soulsby, C., Braun, H., Sprenger, M., Weiler, M., & Tetzlaff, D. (2017). Influence of forest and shrub canopies on precipitation partitioning and isotopic signatures. Hydrological Processes, 31(24), 4282-4296.

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Soulsby, C., Malcolm, I.A., Youngson, A.F., Tetzlaff, D., Gibbins, C.N. and Hannah, D.M. (2005). Groundwater-Surface Water Interactions in Upland Scottish Rivers: Hydrological, Hydrochemical and Ecological Implications.  Scottish Journal of Geology 41, 39-49.

Soulsby, C. and Tetzlaff, D. (2008). Towards simple approaches for mean residence time estimation in ungauged basins using tracers and soil distributions.  Journal of Hydrology. 363 (1-4), 60-74.

Soulsby, C., Tetzlaff, D., van den Bedem, N., Malcolm, I.A., Bacon, P.J. and Youngson, A.F. (2007). Inferring groundwater influences on surface water in montane catchments from hydrochemical surveys of springs and streamwaters.  Journal of Hydrology. 333 (2-4), 199-213.

Sprenger, M., Tetzlaff, D., & Soulsby, C. (2017). Soil water stable isotopes reveal evaporation dynamics at the soil–plant–atmosphere interface of the critical zone. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 21(7), 3839.

Sprenger, M., Tetzlaff, D., Tunaley, C., Dick, J., & Soulsby, C. (2017). Evaporation fractionation in a peatland drainage network affects stream water isotope composition. Water Resources Research, 53(1), 851-866.

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Tetzlaff, D., Birkel, C., Dick, J., Geris, J., and Soulsby C. (2014). Storage dynamics in hydropedological units control hillslope connectivity, runoff generation, and the evolution of catchment transit time distributions. Water Resources Research. 50, 969–985, doi: 10.1002/2013WR014147.

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Tetzlaff, D., Seibert, J., McGuire, K. J., Laudon, H., Burns, D. A., Dunn, S. M. and Soulsby, C. (2009). How does landscape structure influence catchment transit time across different geomorphic provinces? Hydrol. Process. 23, 945–953. doi: 10.1002/hyp.7240

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Tunaley, C., Tetzlaff, D., Birkel, C., & Soulsby, C. (2017). Using highresolution isotope data and alternative calibration strategies for a traceraided runoff model in a nested catchment. Hydrological Processes, 31(22), 3962-3978.

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