Article ; Online: Density effects on native and non‐native trout survival in streams
Ecology of Freshwater Fish. 2023 Apr., v. 32, no. 2 p.464-476
2023
Abstract: Environmental stressors associated with a changing climate and non‐native fish, individually, represent significant threats to native fish conservation. These threats can exacerbate risks to native fishes when conditions interact at the trailing edge of ... ...
Abstract | Environmental stressors associated with a changing climate and non‐native fish, individually, represent significant threats to native fish conservation. These threats can exacerbate risks to native fishes when conditions interact at the trailing edge of a population's distribution. We collected capture–mark–recapture data for Rio Grande cutthroat trout (RGCT, Oncorhynchus clarkii virginalis) at the trailing edge of all cutthroat trout distributions from eight northern New Mexico populations. We used a factorial sampling design from streams characterised as “cool” or “warm” and whether RGCT were sympatric with non‐native brown trout (Salmo trutta). We tested competing hypotheses that warm temperatures, reduced flows, high densities and sympatry with brown trout would negatively impact RGCT apparent survival rates. We found the strongest evidence for a non‐native trout interaction with total trout density affecting RGCT apparent survival rates. Our results are consistent with patterns observed in northern cutthroat trout populations where non‐native salmonids negatively impacted apparent survival rates. We also found that a negative density effect was observed on allopatric RGCT and sympatric brown trout apparent survival, but a positive density effect was observed for sympatric RGCT. These results suggest higher density populations of RGCT may be more resilient to displacement by non‐native trout than low‐density populations. |
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Keywords | Oncorhynchus clarkii ; Salmo trutta ; allopatry ; climate ; ecology ; freshwater fish ; indigenous species ; mark-recapture studies ; sympatry ; trout ; New Mexico |
Language | English |
Dates of publication | 2023-04 |
Size | p. 464-476. |
Publishing place | John Wiley & Sons, Ltd |
Document type | Article ; Online |
Note | JOURNAL ARTICLE |
ZDB-ID | 913011-1 |
ISSN | 0906-6691 |
ISSN | 0906-6691 |
DOI | 10.1111/eff.12699 |
Database | NAL-Catalogue (AGRICOLA) |
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