Impact ID2805
Impact TypePredation/Herbivory
Study TypeExperimental
Study LocationField
Impact DescriptionCarcasses 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.
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