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- Title
Quantifying the Effectiveness of Conservation Measures to Control the Spread of Anthropogenic Hybridization in Stream Salmonids: a Climate Adaptation Case Study.
- Authors
Al‐Chokhachy, Robert; Muhlfeld, Clint C.; Boyer, Matthew C.; Jones, Leslie A.; Steed, Amber; Kershner, Jeffrey L.
- Abstract
Quantifying the effectiveness of management actions to mitigate the effects of changing climatic conditions (i.e., climate adaptation) can be difficult, yet critical for conservation. We used population genetic data from 1984 to 2011 to assess the degree to which ambient climatic conditions and targeted suppression of sources of nonnative Rainbow TroutOncorhynchus mykisshave influenced the spread of introgressive hybridization in native populations of Westslope Cutthroat TroutO. clarkii lewisi. We found rapid expansion in the spatial distribution and proportion of nonnative genetic admixture in hybridized populations from 1984 to 2004, but minimal change since 2004. The spread of hybridization was negatively correlated with the number of streamflow events in May that exceeded the 75th percentile of historic flows (r= −0.98) and positively correlated with August stream temperatures (r= 0.89). Concomitantly, suppression data showed a 60% decline in catch per unit effort for fish with a high proportion of Rainbow Trout admixture, rendering some uncertainty as to the relative strength of factors controlling the spread of hybridization. Our results illustrate the importance of initiating management actions to mitigate the potential effects of climate change, even where data describing the effectiveness of such actions are initially limited but the risks are severe. Received November 22, 2013; accepted March 1, 2014
- Subjects
SALMONIDAE; FISH hybridization; FISH conservation; FISH adaptation; CLIMATE change
- Publication
North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 2014, Vol 34, Issue 3, p642
- ISSN
0275-5947
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1080/02755947.2014.901259