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Novel technique for suppressing an invasive apex predator minimally alters nitrogen dynamics in Yellowstone Lake, Wyoming, USA

January 19, 2024

Non-native species have invaded most ecosystems and methods are needed to manage them, especially in locations with sensitive species where they cannot be easily extirpated. Gillnetting for invasive lake trout [Salvelinus namaycush (Walbaum, 1792)] in Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone National Park, USA began in 1995 and their carcasses are deposited into deep areas. This suppression method was recently supplemented by adding carcasses to shallow (

Publication Year 2024
Title Novel technique for suppressing an invasive apex predator minimally alters nitrogen dynamics in Yellowstone Lake, Wyoming, USA
DOI 10.1007/s10750-023-05450-w
Authors Lusha M. Tronstad, Dominique Lujan, Michelle A. Briggs, Lindsey K. Albertson, Hayley C. Glassic, Christopher Guy, Todd M. Koel
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Hydrobiologia
Index ID 70254837
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Coop Res Unit Seattle
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