Annual mass drownings of the Serengeti wildebeest migration influence nutrient cycling and storage in the Mara River

• Published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
• Main Authors: Subalusky, Amanda L., Dutton, Christopher L., Rosi, Emma J., Post, David M.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: National Academy of Sciences 2017
• Subjects: Biological Sciences; Mara; Mara River; Blue whale
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5530641/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28630330; https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1614778114

Much research has focused on the influence of animal migrations on terrestrial ecosystems. Mass drownings are an understudied phenomenon associated with migrations that may have substantial impacts on aquatic ecosystems. Here, we show that mass drownings of wildebeest occur nearly annually during th...