The Gift of Salmon. Kathleen Dean Moore and Jonathan W. Moore.
by Moore, Kathleen Dean; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 30Science. Publisher: Discover, 2003ISSN: 1522-3264;.Subject(s): Alaska | Animal ecology | Fishes -- Research | Fishes -- Spawning | Food chains (Ecology) | Nitrogen cycle | Salmon | Stream ecologyDDC classification: 050 Summary: "The program's [Alaska Salmon Program] scientists and their colleagues in other institutions are finding that salmon, as they fatten in the ocean and then swim back into freshwater creeks and lakes, return energy and nutrients upriver in a vast recycling system that nourishes plant and animal life throughout the watershed." (DISCOVER) This article explains the life cycle of the salmon and discusses its importance to dozens of other animal and plant species.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: The Gift of Salmon, May 2003; pp. 45-49.
"The program's [Alaska Salmon Program] scientists and their colleagues in other institutions are finding that salmon, as they fatten in the ocean and then swim back into freshwater creeks and lakes, return energy and nutrients upriver in a vast recycling system that nourishes plant and animal life throughout the watershed." (DISCOVER) This article explains the life cycle of the salmon and discusses its importance to dozens of other animal and plant species.
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