A trial of two trouts: Comparing the impacts of rainbow and brown trout on a native galaxiid

Animal Conservation

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 399-410

  Young, Kyle A ^a   Dunham, J B ^b   Stephenson, J F ^c   Terreau, A ^a   Thailly, A F ^a   Gajardo, G ^a   de Leaniz, C Garcia ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS LAGOS   (Chile)

^b FOREST AND RANGELAND ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aplochiton zebra; Chile; Fishes; Freshwater; Invasion; Non native species; Oncorhynchus mykiss; Salmo trutta

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALLOPATRY; FISH; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; SYMPATRY;

CHILE; CHILOE ISLAND; LOS LAGOS;

APLOCHITON; APLOCHITON ZEBRA; GALAXIIDAE; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; PISCES; SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 77955130276     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2010.00354.x     Document Type: Article

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