Marine-derived nutrients, bioturbation, and ecosystem metabolism: Reconsidering the role of salmon in streams

Ecology

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 373-385

  Holtgrieve, Gordon W ^a,b   Schindler, Daniel E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Autotrophy; Bayesian Metabolic Model; Ecosystem engineering; Ecosystem metabolism; Heterotrophy; Oncorhynchus spp.; Oxygen 18; Pacific salmon; Primary production; Resource subsidies; USA

Indexed keywords

AUTOTROPHY; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; BENTHOS; BIOTURBATION; ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; METABOLISM; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; NUTRIENT BUDGET; ORGANIC MATTER; OXYGEN; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DENSITY; SALMONID; SPAWNING;

ALASKA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH); UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; ONCORHYNCHUS;

EID: 79951945931     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/09-1694.1     Document Type: Article

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