Return of salmon-derived nutrients from the riparian zone to the stream during a storm in southeastern Alaska

Ecosystems

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 537-544

  Fellman, Jason B ^a   Hood, Eran ^b   Edwards, Rick T ^c   D'Amore, David V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA SOUTHEAST   (United States)

^c PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Dissolved organic matter; Fluorescence spectroscopy and PARAFAC; Pacific salmon; Riparian zone; Salmon derived nutrients

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; FOOD WEB; NUTRIENT; SALMONID; SPAWNING; STABLE ISOTOPE; STORM; STREAMWATER;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; PETERSON CREEK; UNITED STATES;

ONCORHYNCHUS;

EID: 45049085103     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: 14350629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-008-9139-y     Document Type: Article

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