NRC partner Greg Ruggerone is primary author on a seminal publication in Marine Ecology Progress Series documenting the effects of top-down forcing by pink salmon and other ocean factors in the North Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea. Predation by pink salmon can result in pelagic trophic cascades affecting multiple species from forage fishes to humpback whales and endangered southern resident killer whales. Access the open source publication here.
NRC Partner Greg Ruggerone publishes work on ocean-scale effects of pink salmon abundance
by Joan Drinkwin | Nov 22, 2023 | News, Publications