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Evaluating the Effect of the Removal of Non-Native Trout in Two High Elevation Tributary Streams in the Intermountain West

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Title Evaluating the Effect of the Removal of Non-Native Trout in Two High Elevation Tributary Streams in the Intermountain West
Creator Brunson, Clint
Description Native fish species such as Bonneville Cutthroat Trout (BCT) require cold, clear, well-connected streams for spawning and rearing as well as access to complimentary habitats. Increasing river temperatures and lower water flows may have allowed non-native Brown Trout (BNT) to migrate into higher elevation pristine streams. Additionally, anthropogenic actions such as stocking non-native Brown and Brook (BKT) and Rainbow Trout (RBT) for angling opportunities impact BCT. Invasion of these...
Date 2020-08-01T07:00:00Z
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Source All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023
Publisher DigitalCommons@USU
Subject removal non-native trout brown trout brook trout Bonneville Cutthroat Trout Aquaculture and Fisheries Biodiversity Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology

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