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Indirect effects of bioinvasions in Yellowstone Lake: The response of river otters to declines in native cutthroat trout
2015-11-01
Abstract excerpt
Nonnative species threaten ecosystems throughout the world — including protected reserves. In Yellowstone National Park, river otters Lontra canadensis depend on native cutthroat trout as prey. However, nonnative lake trout and whirling disease have significantly reduced the abundance of these native fish in the park's largest body of water, Yellowstone Lake. We studied the demographic and behavioral responses of...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 8b3e76ce-e579-53cf-8eed-4e8ee206f575
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.biocon.2015.07.042
