Spawning salmon disrupt trophic coupling between wolves and ungulate prey in coastal British Columbia

• Main Authors: Darimont, Chris T, Paquet, Paul C, Reimchen, Thomas E
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central Ltd. 2008
• Subjects: British Columbia; Canada; Canis lupus
• Online Access: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6785/8/14

Abstract Background As a cross-boundary resource subsidy, spawning salmon can strongly affect consumer and ecosystem ecology. Here we examine whether this marine resource can influence a terrestrial wolf-deer ( Canis lupus - Odocoileus hemionus ) predator-prey system in coastal British Columbia, Can...