Effects of salmon on the diet and condition of stream-resident sculpins

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
• Main Authors: Swain, Noel R., Hocking, Morgan D., Harding, Jennifer N., Reynolds, John D.
• Other Authors: Richardson, John
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2014
• Subjects: British Columbia; Canada; Keta; Pacific; Oncorhynchus gorbuscha; Pink salmon
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2013-0159; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/cjfas-2013-0159; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/cjfas-2013-0159

Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) can subsidize freshwater food webs with marine-derived nutrients from their eggs, juveniles, and carcasses. However, trophic interactions between spawning salmon and freshwater fish across natural gradients in salmon subsidies remain unclear. We tested how salmon a...