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Salmon for terrestrial protected areas

  1. Chris T. Darimont1,2,
  2. Heather M. Bryan2,3,
  3. Stephanie M. Carlson4,
  4. Morgan D. Hocking5,
  5. Misty MacDuffee2,
  6. Paul C. Paquet2,6,
  7. Michael H.H. Price2,7,
  8. Thomas E. Reimchen7,
  9. John D. Reynolds5,
  10. Christopher C. Wilmers1

Article first published online: 21 OCT 2010

DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-263X.2010.00145.x

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Conservation Letters

Conservation Letters

Volume 3, Issue 6, pages 379–389, December 2010

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Darimont, C. T., Bryan, H. M., Carlson, S. M., Hocking, M. D., MacDuffee, M., Paquet, P. C., Price, M. H.H., Reimchen, T. E., Reynolds, J. D. and Wilmers, C. C. (2010), Salmon for terrestrial protected areas. Conservation Letters, 3: 379–389. doi: 10.1111/j.1755-263X.2010.00145.x

Author Information

  1. 1

    Environmental Studies Department, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA

  2. 2

    Raincoast Conservation Foundation, Denny Island, BC, Canada V0T 1B0

  3. 3

    Department of Ecosystem and Public Health, University of Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 4N1

  4. 4

    Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA

  5. 5

    Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, BC, Canada V5A 1S6

  6. 6

    Environmental Design, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 1N4

  7. 7

    Department of Biology, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada V8W 3N5

*Correspondence Chris T. Darimont, Environmental Studies Department, University of California, Santa Cruz, 405 Interdisciplinary Sciences Building, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA. Tel: (831) 459 2634; fax: (831) 459 4015. E-mail: darimont@ucsc.edu

  1. Editor Justin Brashares

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 3 DEC 2010
  2. Article first published online: 21 OCT 2010
  3. Accepted manuscript online: 22 SEP 2010 06:40AM EST
  4. Received 13 April 2010Accepted6 September 2010

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Keywords:

  • Ecosystem-based fisheries management;
  • freshwater;
  • marine subsidies;
  • protected areas;
  • salmon;
  • Oncorhynchus;
  • terrestrial

Abstract

Although managers safeguard protected areas for migratory species, little consideration has been given to how migratory species might benefit parks. Additionally, whereas land-sea connections are considered in management of protected areas, most effort has focused on reducing negative “downstream” processes. Here, we offer a proposal to promote positive “upstream” processes by safeguarding the seasonal pulse of marine nutrients imported into freshwater and riparian ecosystems by spawning migrations of Pacific salmon. Currently, high rates of fishing limit this important contribution to species and processes that terrestrial parks were designed to protect. Accordingly, we propose limiting exploitation in areas and periods through which salmon runs bound for terrestrial protected areas can migrate. Best suited for less commercially valuable but relatively abundant and widespread pink and chum salmon (O. gorbuscha and keta), our proposal thus considers ecosystem and societal needs for salmon. We conclude by outlining strategies to overcome socio-economic barriers to implementation.

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