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Apr 25, 2016

How Salmon Feed the Forests

Each year, immense schools of migrating salmon bring nutrients from the ocean to Pacific Northwest rivers—literally feeding the trees. Here’s where humans come in.
By Jennifer Luxton and Stephen Miller / yesmagazine.org

Sources: David Suzuki Foundation. Dr. T. E. Reimchen lab, University of Victoria, British Columbia, Salmon Forest Project (Reimchen and Fox 2013). World Wildlife Fund. Klamathrestoration.gov. NOAA Fisheries.

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