Comment on “Does timber harvest influence the dynamics of marine-derived nutrients in Southeast Alaska streams?” 11 Original article by Levi et al. appears in Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 68 (8): 1316–1329 and is available at http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full/10.1139/f2011-067. Reply by Levi et al. appears in Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 69 : this issue, and is available at http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full/10.1139/f2012-106.