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Annual mass drownings of the Serengeti wildebeest migration influence nutrient cycling and storage in the Mara River
View ORCID ProfileAmanda L. Subalusky, View ORCID ProfileChristopher L. Dutton, Emma J. Rosi, and David M. Post
PNAS July 18, 2017 114 (29) 7647-7652; first published June 19, 2017; https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1614778114
Amanda L. Subalusky
aDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511;
bCary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY 12545
Christopher L. Dutton
aDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511;
bCary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY 12545
Emma J. Rosi
bCary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY 12545
David M. Post
aDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511;
Edited by James A. Estes, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA, and approved May 16, 2017 (received for review September 8, 2016)

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Author contributions: A.L.S., C.L.D., E.J.R., and D.M.P. designed research, performed research, analyzed data, and wrote the paper.
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Wildebeest mass drownings alter river ecosystem
Amanda L. Subalusky, Christopher L. Dutton, Emma J. Rosi, David M. Post
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Jul 2017, 114 (29) 7647-7652; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1614778114
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