Vancouver Sun: Salmon play hidden role in forest growth, researchers find
Salmon may live in the water, but a new study shows they help shape the forest.
A study of 50 watersheds in the Great Bear Rainforest on British Columbia's central coast says bears, fish-catching wolves and other predators haul huge amounts of salmon into the forest that provide a potent "nutrient subsidy" that drives plant growth in the surrounding forest.
Nitrogen released by the fish favours some plants -such as the aptly named......
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Salmon play hidden role in forest growth, researchers find
Posted by Vancouver Sun: Margaret Munro on March 25th, 2011
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