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Tommi Linnansaari, Ph.D.
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M.Sc. (University of Helsinki), Ph.D. (University of New Brunswick)
Canadian Rivers Institute

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Peer-reviewed articles and Book chapters: (email me for reprints)

Hayden, B., Soto, D.X., Jardine, T.D., Graham, B.S., Cunjak, R.A., Romakkaniemi, A. and Linnansaari, T. 2015. Small Tails Tell Tall Tales – Intra-Individual
Variation in the Stable Isotope Values of Fish Fin. PLoS ONE 10(12): e0145154. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0145154
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Kurylyk, B., MacQuarrie, K., Linnansaari, T. and Cunjak, R. 2014. Preserving, augmenting, and creating cold-water thermal
refugia in rivers: concepts derived from research on the Miramichi River, New Brunswick (Canada). Ecohydrology.
DOI: 10.1002/eco.1566
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Linnansaari, T. and Cunjak, R.A. 2013.  Effects of ice on behaviour of juvenile Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar).
 Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 70, 1488-1497.

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Ellis, T.,
Linnansaari, T. and Cunjak, R. 2013. Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tracking vs. snorkeling: quantification
of fright bias and comparison of techniques in habitat use studies. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 142, 660-670.

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Cunjak, R., Linnansaari, T. and Caissie, D. 2013. The complex interaction of ecology and hydrology in a small
catchment: a salmon’s perspective. Hydrological Processses  27, 741-749.

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Linnansaari, T., Monk, W.A., Baird, D.J. and Curry, R.A. 2012. Review of approaches and methods to assess Environmental Flows
across Canada and internationally. DFO Canadian Science Advisory Secretary Research Document 2012/039. viii + 74 p
.
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Linnansaari, T. and Cunjak R. 2012. Chapter 6: Fish, Freshwater Ecosystems. In: Stor
ey, K.B. and Tanino, K. (eds.).
Temperature Adaptation in a Changing Climate. Centre for Agricultural Bioscience International (CABI) Publishing,
Climate Change Series Vol. 3. ISBN-10: 1845938224
.
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Alfredsen, K., Harby, A., Linnansaari, T., Ugedal, O. 2011. Development of an inflow controlled environmental flow regime for a
Norwegian river.
River Research and Applications 28, 731-739.
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Larsson, S., Linna
nsaari, T., Vatanen, S., Serrano, I. and Haikonen, A. 2011. Feeding of wild and hatchery reared Atlantic salmon
 (Salmo salar L.) smolts during downstream migration. Environmental Biology of Fishes 92, 361-369.

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Linnansaari, T. and Cunjak, R.A. 2010. Patterns in apparent survival of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) parr in relation to variable ice
conditions throughout winter. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 67, 1744-1754.
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Linnansaari, T., Keskinen, A., Romakkaniemi, A., Erkinaro, J. and Orell, P. 2010. Deep habitats are important for juvenile Atlantic salmon
Salmo salar L. in large rivers. Ecology of Freshwater Fish 19, 618-626.
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Stickler, M., Alfredsen, K., Linnansaari, T. and Fjeldstad, H.-P. 2010. The influence of dynamic ice formation on hydraulic heterogeneity
in steep streams. River Research and Applications 26, 1187-1197.
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Linnansaari, T., Alfredsen, K., Stickler, M., Arnekleiv, J.V., Harby, A. and Cunjak, R.A. 2009. Does ice matter? Site fidelity and movements
 by Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) parr during winter in a substrate enhanced river reach. River Research and Applications 25, 773-787.
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Linnansaari, T., Cunjak R.A. and Newbury, R. 2008. Winter behaviour of juvenile Atlantic salmon Salmo salar L.  in experimental stream channels:
 effect of substratum size and full ice cover on spatial distribution and activity pattern. Journal of Fish Biology 72, 2518-2533.
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Huusko, A., Greenberg, L., Stickler, M., Linnansaari, T., Nykänen, M., Vehanen, T., Koljonen, S., Louhi, P. and Alfredsen, K. 2007. Life in the ice
lane: the winter ecology of stream salmonids. River Research and Applications 23, 469-491.
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Linnansaari, T. and Cunjak R.A. 2007. The performance and efficacy of a two-person operated portable PIT-antennae for monitoring spatial
distribution of stream fish populations. River Research and Applications 23, 559-564.
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Linnansaari, T., Roussel, J.-M., Cunjak, R.A., Halleraker, J.H. 2007. Efficacy and accuracy of portable PIT-antennae when locating fish in
ice-covered streams. Hydrobiologia 582, 281-287.

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Conference papers, reports and theses

Nafziger, J., Morley, J., Hicks, F., Linnansaari, T., Fraser, A., Pennell, C. and Cunjak R. 2011. Freeze-up, breakup, and winter ice observations
on four small regulated and unregulated streams in Newfoundland, Canada. CGU HS Committee on River Ice Processes and the Environment,
16th Workshop on River Ice, Winnipeg, Manitoba, September 18 – 22, 2011.

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Linnansaari, T., Stickler, M., Alfredsen, K., Berg, O.K. and Harby, A. 2010. Seasonal effects and interaction of stream discharge and water
temperature on the emigration probability of juvenile salmonids from different mesohabitats in a natural stream. Proceedings of the 8th
International Symposium on Ecohydraulics, September 12-16, 2010, Seoul, South-Korea, p. 337-338.
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Alfredsen, K., Harby, A., Linnansaari, T. and Ugedal, O. 2010. Development of an inflow controlled environmental flow regime for a Norwegian
 river. Proceedings of the European Geosciences Union General Assembly, 2-7 May, 2010, Vienna, Austria.
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Linnansaari, T., Romakkaniemi, A., Vähä, V., Perä, I., Cunjak, R. and Graham, B. 2010. Use of Stable Isotope Analysis to estimate the origin of
Atlantic salmon smolts from different parts of the River Tornionjoki system. Final working report to Finnish-Swedish Border River
Commission. 35 p. [PRELIMINARY REPORT In Finnish].
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Harby, A. Alfredsen, K. Bakken, T.H., Heggenes, J., Linnansaari, T., Killingtveit, Å., Saloranta, T., Saltveit, S. J., Sundt, H., Tjomsland, T.
 and Ugedal, O. 2009. Models for simulation of environmental consequences of hydropower generation. Norges Vassdrags- og Energidirektorat
 Rapport nr.5-2009. 53 p. [In  Norwegian].
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Linnansaari, T. and Cunjak, R. 2009. Behaviour, activity and movements of juvenile Atlantic salmon in early winter. Page 931 in A. J. Haro,
 K. L. Smith, R. A. Rulifson, C. M. Moffitt, R. J. Klauda, M. J. Dadswell, R. A. Cunjak, J. E. Cooper, K. L. Bean, and T. S. Avery, editors. Challenges
 for diadromous fishes in a dynamic global environment. American Fisheries Society, Symposium 69, Bethesda, Maryland.
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Alfredsen, K., Linnansaari, T., Harby, A. and Ugedal, O. 2009. Inflow-guided minimum flow requirements - a pilot study. Norges Vassdrags-
og Energidirektorat Rapport nr.2-2009. 41 p. [In  Norwegian].
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Linnansaari, T. 2009. Effects of ice conditions on behaviour and population dynamics of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) parr. Ph.D. Dissertation,
 University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, N.B., Canada. 324 p.
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Forseth, T., Stickler, M., Ugedal, O., Sundt, H., Bremset, G., Linnansaari, T., Hvidsten, N.A., Harby, A., Bongard, T., Alfredsen, K. 2009. Accidental
 close-down of the Trollheim Hydropower Plant in July 2008. Effects on the fish populations in the River Surna. NINA Report 435. 35p.
[In Norwegian with english abstract]
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Stickler, M., Linnansaari, T., Enders, E.C., Alfredsen, K., Cunjak, R. and Scruton, D.A. 2007. The role of stream margin and pool habitats for Atlantic
 salmon parr in small streams during winter. Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Ecohydraulics, February 18-23, 2007,
Christchurch, New Zealand.
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Halleraker, J.H. Linnansaari, T., Alfredsen, K.T., Fjeldstad, H.-P. and  Cunjak, R.A. 2007. Influence of physical processes on activity pattern and
movement of overwintering Atlantic salmon: juveniles PIT-tagged in ice-covered streams. Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on
Ecohydraulics, February 18-23, 2007, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Alfredsen, K., Stickler, M. and Linnansaari, T. 2006. Effects of ice on fish habitat in rivers with minimum flow requirements and habitat enhancement.
 Norges Vassdrags- og Energidirektorat Rapport nr.1-2006. 43 p. [In  Norwegian].
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Linnansaari, T., Stickler, M., Alfredsen, K., Arnekleiv, J.V., Cunjak, R.A., Fjeldstad, H.-P.,  Halleraker, J.H. and Harby, A. 2005. Movements and
behaviour by juvenile Atlantic salmon in relation to ice conditions in small rivers in Canada and Norway. Proceedings of the 13th Workshop on the
 Hydraulics of Ice Covered Rivers, September 15-16, 2005, Hanover, NH, USA, p. 83-101.
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Greenberg, L., Huusko, A., Alfredsen,. K., Koljonen, S., Linnansaari, T., Louhi, P., Nykänen, M. and Vehanen, T. 2005. Life in the ice lane: A review
of the ecology of salmonids during winter. Proceedings from the COST 626 European Aquatic Modelling Network final meeting,
May 19-20, 2005, Silkeborg, Denmark, p. 99-109.
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Linnansaari, T. 2003. Occurrence of salmon (Salmo salar L.) parr in deep habitats in River Muonionjoki.
M.Sc. Thesis, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland. 62 p. [In Finnish with English abstract]
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Haikonen, A., Romakkaniemi, A., Keinänen, M., Linnansaari, T., Mäntyniemi, S., Pasternack, M. and Vatanen, S. 2002 Monitoring of the salmon and
 trout stocks in the River Tornionjoki in 2001. Kala- ja riistaraportteja nro. 250. 48 p. [In Finnish; Summary in English].

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