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Comparison of fatty acids and elemental nutrients in periphyton, invertebrates, and cutthroat trout (Oncorhyncus clarki) in conifer and alder streams of western Washington state
Volk, Carol; Kiffney, Peter M. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)Organism growth and reproduction are often limited by nutrient availability in freshwater ecosystems where, in some cases, food webs are primarily supported by allochthonous organic matter. Therefore, we hypothesized that ... -
Do fall additions of salmon carcasses benefit food webs in experimental streams?
Cram, Jeremy M.; Kiffney, Peter M.; Klett, Ryan; Edmonds, Robert L. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)Research showing that salmon carcasses support the productivity and biodiversity of aquatic and riparian ecosystems has been conducted over a variety of spatial and temporal scales. In some studies, carcasses were manipulated ... -
Linking resource availability and habitat structure to stream organisms: an experimental and observational assessment
Kiffney, Peter M.; Buhle, E.R.; Naman, S.M.; Pess, G.R.; Klett, R.S. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)An experiment and a mark-recapture field study of juvenile coho salmon ( Oncorhynchus kisutch ) were conducted to identify controls of key energy flow chains in river food webs. In the small-scale experiment, we ...