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Leaf Pack and Dead Salmon, Little Bear River, Utah
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Wayne Wurtsbaugh
Registered: January 2000
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Leaves and other organic material accumulated above a rock in the Little Bear River. In this case, a decomposing kokanee salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) is also caught in the leaf pack. The leaves and salmon will nourish aquatic insects and other organisms in the stream.
Photo: 31 October 2008
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Keywords: stream, food web, spiraling, CPOM, course partiiculate organic matter, river, nutrient retention, sockeye
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