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Effects of Lake Fertilization by Volcanic Activity on Abundance of Salmon 1
Author(s) -
EICHER GEORGE J.,
ROUNSEFELL GEORGE A.
Publication year - 1957
Publication title -
limnology and oceanography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.7
H-Index - 197
eISSN - 1939-5590
pISSN - 0024-3590
DOI - 10.4319/lo.1957.2.2.0070
Subject(s) - abundance (ecology) , plankton , volcano , human fertilization , oceanography , volcanic ash , geology , environmental science , ecology , biology , geochemistry , agronomy
Evidence from various sources—tree growth during the past century, chemical composition of waters of various lakes, plankton volumes, size of young salmon migrating seaward— tends to indicate that the fertilization of lake waters in western Alaska by volcanic ash during sporadic eruptions may be an important factor in determining the abundance of sockeye salmon.