Abstract
In the Iberian peninsula, comprising Spain and Portugal, salmon are only found in rivers of the north and northwest provinces entering the Cantabrian Sea and the North Atlantic. They are absent from rivers flowing into the Mediterranean sea (Figure 10.1).
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de Leániz, C.G., Martinez, J.J. (1988). The Atlantic Salmon in the Rivers of Spain with Particular Reference to Cantabria. In: Mills, D., Piggins, D. (eds) Atlantic Salmon. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1235-9_10
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