Nutrient linkages between freshwater and marine ecosystems : uptake of salmon-derived nutrients in estuaries

Anadromous Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) return annually from marine ecosystems to their natal freshwater habitat to spawn and die. Runs of spawning salmon provide an important source of nutrients and energy to watersheds. However, in coastal systems, substantial amounts of salmon-derived nutri...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chow, Jennifer Kristine
Other Authors: Mazumder, Asit
Language:English
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Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1828/1231