| Impact ID | 2805 |
| Impact Type | Food Web |
| Study Type | Experimental |
| Study Location | Field |
| Impact Description | Carcasses of Alosa aestivalis in an Atlantic coastal river were colonized by the fungus Saprolegnia sp. and decomposed at a rate of 0.015/hr with an estimated mean time to decomposition of 240 h. It was hypothesized that marine-derived nutrients from anadromous clupeid migrations may provide an important nutrient pulse to coastal rivers. |
| Reference | 33782 |
| Great Lakes Region | No |
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