Fertilization of terrestrial vegetation by spawning Pacific salmon: The role of flooding and predator activity

Oikos

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 47-55

  Ben David, M ^a   Hanley, T A ^b   Schell, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISH; FLOOD; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PREDATION; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SPAWNING;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; ONCHORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS; RIPARIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031785418     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546545     Document Type: Article

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