Evaluating Evidence for Historical Anadromous Salmon Runs in Eklutna Lake, Alaska

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Loso, Michael, Finney, Bruce, Johnson, Richard, Sinnott, Rick
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2017
• Subjects: salmon; sockeye salmon; anadromous fish; marine fish remains; south-central Alaska; Eklutna Lake; lacustrine sediments; nitrogen isotopes; saumon; saumon rouge; poisson anadrome; restes de poisson de mer; centre-sud de l’Alaska; lac Eklutna; sédiments lacustres; isotopes d’azote; Sockeye; Arctic; Alaska
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67703

We assessed historical presence of sockeye salmon in Eklutna Lake, Alaska, prior to construction of a diversion dam on the downstream Eklutna River in 1929, using nitrogen stable isotopes measured in a lacustrine core 93 cm long. Sediments in the core were dated using varve counts, verified by 210Pb...