Migratory Atlantic salmon as vectors for the transfer of energy and nutrients between freshwater and marine environments

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 21-27

  Jonsson, Bror ^a   Jonsson, Nina ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Carbon; Imsa; Marine import; Net energy flux; Nitrogen; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

ENERGY FLUX; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; SALMONID;

NORWAY;

SALMO SALAR; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0037230357     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.2003.00964.x     Document Type: Article

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