Effects of introduced lake trout on native cutthroat trout in Yellowstone Lake

Ecological Applications

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 23-37

  Ruzycki, James R ^a,d   Beauchamp, David A ^b   Yule, Daniel L ^c  

^a YELLOWSTONE CENTER FOR RESOURCES   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WYOMING GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT   (United States)

^d EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioenergetics model; Cutthroat trout; Indigenous species; Introduced species; Lake trout; Oncorhynchus clarki bouvieri; Predation; Salvelinus namaycush; Species invasions; Wyoming; Yellowstone Lake

Indexed keywords

INTRODUCED SPECIES; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; PISCIVORY; SALMONID;

UNITED STATES; WYOMING; YELLOWSTONE LAKE;

AMADINA FASCIATA; ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS CLARKI; SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS; SALVELINUS NAMAYCUSH;

EID: 0038119097     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(2003)013[0023:EOILTO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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