Ecological Effects of Live Salmon Exceed Those of Carcasses During an Annual Spawning Migration

Ecosystems

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 598-614

  Tiegs, Scott D ^a,b   Levi, Peter S ^a   Rüegg, Janine ^a   Chaloner, Dominic T ^a   Tank, Jennifer L ^a   Lamberti, Gary A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

fish migration; marine derived nutrients; organic matter retention; resource subsidy; salmon derived nutrients

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; IRRADIANCE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; ORGANIC MATTER; POPULATION MIGRATION; SENESCENCE; SPAWNING; STREAMWATER;

ALASKA; UNITED STATES;

ONCORHYNCHUS; PISCES;

EID: 79955824322     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: 14350629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-011-9431-0     Document Type: Article

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