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- Title
Minnow introductions in mountain lakes result in lower salmonid densities.
- Authors
Tiberti, Rocco; Buchaca, Teresa; Cruset Tonietti, Eloi; Iacobelli, Laura; Maini, Melissa; Ribelli, Fabio; Pou Rovira, Quim; Ventura, Marc
- Abstract
Small fish species such as minnows (Phoxinus sp.) are introduced into mountain lakes by anglers that use them as live bait for fishing salmonids that were previously introduced in these naturally fishless habitats. Introduced fish severely impact native biota but minnows are nevertheless released believing to provide forage for game fish, i.e., salmonids. However, our results indicate that minnows negatively interact with game fish, reducing their relative densities. On some occasions, minnows can remain the only present fish following trout extinction. We believe that this information should be urgently disseminated among anglers as a pragmatic argument to also convince anglers less sensitive to conservation issues that carrying minnows to the mountains is not a good idea whatever the main interest is, e.g., nature conservation or outdoor recreation.
- Subjects
MINNOWS; INTRODUCED fishes; FORAGE fishes; BAIT fishing; SALMONIDAE; NATURE conservation; ANGLERFISHES; MOUNTAINS
- Publication
Biological Invasions, 2022, Vol 24, Issue 8, p2285
- ISSN
1387-3547
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10530-022-02783-w