'Sex That Moves Mountains': Spawning Salmon Play Significant Role in Shaping Landscapes
October 20, 2017
October 20, 2017
BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Oct. 20 -- Indiana University issued the following news release:
When salmon spawn, the earth moves -- not immediately, but over the course of hundreds of thousands or millions of years. That's the conclusion of a study, co-authored by an Indiana University geologist, which finds that salmon can play a significant role in shaping mountain landscapes.
Brian Yanites, an assistant professor in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences in the IU Bl . . .
When salmon spawn, the earth moves -- not immediately, but over the course of hundreds of thousands or millions of years. That's the conclusion of a study, co-authored by an Indiana University geologist, which finds that salmon can play a significant role in shaping mountain landscapes.
Brian Yanites, an assistant professor in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences in the IU Bl . . .