Is a trout a trout? A range-wide comparison shows nonnative brook trout exhibit greater density, biomass, and production than native inland cutthroat trout

Biological Invasions

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1865-1879

  Benjamin, Joseph R ^a,b   Baxter, Colden V ^a  

^a Nucl Eng Idaho State University   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Oncorhynchus clarkii; Replacement; Salvelinus fontinalis; Secondary production; Trout

Indexed keywords

ALLOPATRY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BIOMASS; DATA SET; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; HOME RANGE; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; POPULATION DENSITY; REPLACEMENT; SALMONID; SECONDARY PRODUCTION; STREAMWATER; SYMPATRY; WATERSHED;

NORTH AMERICA;

ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS CLARKII; SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS;

EID: 84865424084     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-012-0198-9     Document Type: Article

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