Vulnerability of Pacific salmon to invasion of northern pike (Esox lucius) in Southcentral Alaska

• Published in: PLOS ONE
• Main Authors: Jalbert, Chase S., Falke, Jeffrey A., López, J. Andrés, Dunker, Kristine J., Sepulveda, Adam J., Westley, Peter A. H.
• Other Authors: Koch, Frank H., U.S. Geological Survey Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Alaska EPSCoR NSF
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
• Subjects: Pink salmon; Alaska
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254097; https://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254097

The relentless role of invasive species in the extinction of native biota requires predictions of ecosystem vulnerability to inform proactive management strategies. The worldwide invasion and range expansion of predatory northern pike ( Esox lucius ) has been linked to the decline of native fishes a...