Role of brown bears (Ursus arctos) in the flow of marine nitrogen into a terrestrial ecosystem

Oecologia

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 546-550

  Hilderbrand, Grant V ^a   Hanley, Thomas A ^b   Robbins, Charles T ^c   Schwartz, Charles C ^a,d  

^a ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bear; Nitrogen; Nutrient flow; Salmon; Spruce

Indexed keywords

BEAR; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT CYCLING; RIPARIAN ZONE; SALMONID;

UNITED STATES;

ONCORHYNCHUS; PICEA GLAUCA; URSUS ARCTOS;

EID: 0033404045     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050961     Document Type: Article

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