Presence of salmon increases passerine density on pacific Northwest streams

Auk

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 51-59

  Christine, Katie S ^a   Reimchen, Thomas E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Marine derived nutrients; Oncorhynchus spp.; Pacific Northwest; Passerines; Riparian; Salmon

Indexed keywords

FOOD AVAILABILITY; MIGRATORY SPECIES; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PASSERINE; POPULATION DENSITY; RIPARIAN ZONE; SALMONID;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC NORTHWEST;

CATHARUS USTULATUS; EMPIDONAX DIFFICILIS; ONCORHYNCHUS; PARUS RUFESCENS; PASSERI; PASSERIFORMES; POECILE RUFESCENS; REGULUS SATRAPA; TROGLODYTES TROGLODYTES; ZOOTHERA NAEVIA;

EID: 55949116990     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2008.125.1.51     Document Type: Article

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