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  • Title: Tracing salmon-derived nutrients and contaminants in freshwater food webs across a pronounced spawner density gradient.
    Author: Gregory-Eaves I, Demers JM, Kimpe L, Krümmel EM, Macdonald RW, Finney BP, Blais JM.
    Journal: Environ Toxicol Chem; 2007 Jun; 26(6):1100-8. PubMed ID: 17571673.
    Abstract:
    Many have demonstrated that anadromous Pacific salmon are significant vectors of nutrients from the ocean to freshwaters. Recently. however, it has been recognized that salmon spawners also input significant quantities of contaminants. The objectives of this paper are to delineate the extent to which salmon-derived nutrients are integrated into the freshwater food web using delta(15)N and delta(13)C and to assess the influence of the salmon pathway in the accumulation of contaminants in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). We found that the delta(15)N and delta(13)C of food web components were related positively and significantly to sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) spawner density. Contaminant concentrations in rainbow trout also positively and significantly were related to sockeye salmon spawner density. These data suggest that the anadromous salmon nutrient and contaminant pathways are related and significantly impact the contaminant burden of resident fish.
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