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Delivery of marine-derived nutrients to streambeds by Pacific salmon

Delivery of marine-derived nutrients to streambeds by Pacific salmon

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_19591180

Delivery of marine-derived nutrients to streambeds by Pacific salmon

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Delivery of marine-derived nutrients to streambeds by Pacific salmon

Publisher

London: Nature Publishing Group UK

Journal title

Nature geoscience, 2008-12, Vol.1 (12), p.840-843

Language

English

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

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Contents

Pacific salmon deliver substantial quantities of nutrients to freshwater streams when they spawn. Experiments with a recirculation flume support the idea that bacterially mediated aggregation of salmon organic matter, as well as inorganic particulate matter, is responsible for nutrient delivery to these stream beds.
Marine fish that migrate to f...

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Delivery of marine-derived nutrients to streambeds by Pacific salmon

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_19591180

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_19591180

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ISSN

1752-0894

E-ISSN

1752-0908

DOI

10.1038/ngeo364

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