Lake bathymetry and species occurrence predict the distribution of a lacustrine apex predator
This study examined the abiotic and biotic characteristics of ecosystems that allow expression of a life history called ferox trout, the colloquial name given to brown trout Salmo trutta adopting a piscivorous life history strategy, an apex predator in post‐glacial lakes in northern Europe. One hund...
| Published in: | Journal of Fish Biology |
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2016
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jfb.12919 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fjfb.12919 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/jfb.12919 |
| Summary: | This study examined the abiotic and biotic characteristics of ecosystems that allow expression of a life history called ferox trout, the colloquial name given to brown trout Salmo trutta adopting a piscivorous life history strategy, an apex predator in post‐glacial lakes in northern Europe. One hundred and ninety‐two lakes in Scotland show evidence of currently, or historically, supporting ferox S. trutta their presence was predicted in logistic models by larger and deeper lakes with a large catchment that also support populations of Arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus . |
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