Salmon, wildlife, and wine: Marine-derived nutrients in human-dominated ecosystems of central California

Ecological Applications

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 999-1009

  Merz, Joseph E ^a   Moyle, Peter B ^b  

^a EAST BAY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Calavaras River; Chinook salmon; Marine isotope; Mokelumne River; Nitrogen; Nutrient transfer; Riparian ecosystem; Vineyards

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; FISH; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; RIPARIAN ZONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; PLANT; SALMON; WILD ANIMAL; WINE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ECOSYSTEM; PLANTS; SALMON; WINE;

CALAVERAS RIVER; CALIFORNIA; MOKELUMNE RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS TSHAWYTSCHA; VITIS SP.; VITIS VINIFERA;

EID: 33746000739     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: 10510761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(2006)016[0999:SWAWMN]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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