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dc.contributor.authorD. Jardine, Timothy
dc.contributor.authorRoussel, Jean-Marc
dc.contributor.authorC. Mitchell, Sean
dc.contributor.authorA. Cunjak, Richard
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T15:30:02Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T15:30:02Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.date.modified2011-09-08T06:57:41Z
dc.identifier.isbn9781934874080
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/32117
dc.description.abstractWe used stable isotope analysis in an attempt to detect marine subsidies from anadromous fish to freshwater benthos in four river systems draining to the Atlantic Ocean. Benthic invertebrates in the West River, Nova Scotia, Canada, had elevated d13C, d15N, and d34S values in a downstream reach that suggested consumption of marine-derived organic matter from spawning blueback herring Alosa aestivalis. In Doctor's Brook, Nova Scotia, the arrival of rainbow smelt Osmerus mordax to spawn led to rapid increases in the d13C and d15N of a predatory stonefly (Perlidae), but lower trophic levels (mayflies and biofilm) showed inconsistent responses. Sculpin Cottus sp. showed no evidence of predation on Atlantic salmon Salmo salar eggs in Catamaran Brook, New Brunswick, Canada or the Scorff River, Brittany, France. These analyses suggest that marine organic matter subsidies, in the form of direct consumption of eggs and/or carcasses, are important in streams with concentrated spawning activity such as by alosid and osmerid species, whereas carbon and nitrogen contributions from more sparse spawning species such as by Atlantic salmon may be minimal.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherAmerican Fisheries Society
dc.publisher.placeBethesda, MD
dc.publisher.urihttp://www.unb.ca/research/institutes/cri/_resources/pdfs/sinlabpubpdfs/jardinerousselmarine.pdf
dc.relation.ispartofbooktitleChallenges for diadromous fishes in a dynamic global environment : proceedings of the international symposium "Challenges for Diadromous Fishes in a Dynamic Global Environment" held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, June 18-21, 2007
dc.relation.ispartofchapter27
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom427
dc.relation.ispartofpageto445
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchFreshwater Ecology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode060204
dc.titleDetecting marine nutrient and organic matter inputs into multiple trophic levels in streams of Atlantic Canada and France
dc.typeBook chapter
dc.type.descriptionB1 - Chapters
dc.type.codeB - Book Chapters
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gro.date.issued2009
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gro.griffith.authorJardine, Timothy


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