Stable isotope evidence indicates the incorporation into Japanese catchments of marine‐derived nutrients transported by spawning Pacific Salmon

• Published in: Freshwater Biology
• Main Authors: Koshino, Yosuke, Kudo, Hideaki, Kaeriyama, Masahide
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2013
• Subjects: Arden; Pacific; Pink salmon
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/fwb.12175; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Ffwb.12175; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/fwb.12175

Summary P acific salmon ( O ncorhynchus spp.) transport marine‐derived nutrients ( MDN ) and organic matter to freshwater ecosystems, which enhances the productivity of N orth P acific ecosystems. Relatively few studies, however, have evaluated the MDN subsidy to both the aquatic system and the terr...