Ecosystem response to a salmon disturbance regime: Implications for downstream nutrient fluxes in aquatic systems

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 113-123

  Albers, Sam J ^a   Petticrew, Ellen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM; CHLOROPHYLL A; DISTURBANCE; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; FLOCCULATION; FOOD WEB; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PARTICLE SIZE; RESUSPENSION; RIVER SYSTEM; SALMONID; SPAWNING; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS NERKA;

EID: 84869834065     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2012.57.1.0113     Document Type: Article

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