The fish & the forest.

• Autores: Mauricio Gende, Steve Mirsky, Thomas P. Quinn
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 295, Nº. 2, 2006, págs. 84-89
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This article discusses the relationship between bears and salmon, and its effects on the environment in which they live. To avoid confrontations, bears often carry the salmon they catch into the forest. They then usually only eat the most nutritious part of the fish and discard the rest, which contains a rich deposit of minerals. In turn, these minerals support a hierarchy of plants and animals, which has begun to be recognized by fishery and forest managers. INSET: Why Some Bears Prefer Berries.