Title | Patterns in catch per unit effort of native prey fish and alien piscivorous fish in 7 Pacific Northwest USA Rivers |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2012 |
Authors | Hughes, Robert M., and Alan T. Herlihy |
Secondary Title | Fisheries |
Volume | 37 |
Number | 5 |
Pagination | 201-211 |
Date Published | 2012, May |
Call Number | OSU Libraries: Guin SH1 .F446, Electronic Subscription |
Keywords | Chehalis River, depleted populations, endangered species, feeding behavior, fishes, introduced species, John Day River, Malheur River, Okanogan River, predation, Smallmouth Bass = Micropterus dolomieu, Sprague River, Umpqua chub = Oregonichthys kalawatseti, Umpqua River, Willamette River |
Notes | How badly are introduced sportfish hurting native species? The authors suggest that earlier studies may have underreported the problem. "We conclude that alien piscivores are associated with substantial alterations in the fish assemblages of two rivers (John Day, Okanogan) and major portions of one other (Umpqua)." (p.209) |
DOI | 10.1080/03632415.2012.676833 |