Spatial and temporal comparisons of double-crested cormorant diets following the establishment of alewife in Lake Champlain, USA

• Main Authors: DeBruyne, Robin L., DeVault, Travis L., Duerr, Adam E., Capen, David E., Pogmore, Fred E., Jackson, James R., Rudstam, Lars G.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln 2012
• Subjects: Cormorants; Diets; Lake Champlain; Alewife; Exotic species; Yellow perch; Young Island
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/icwdm_usdanwrc/1119; https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/icwdm_usdanwrc/article/2117/viewcontent/DeBruyne_JGLR_2012_Spatial_and_temporal_comparisons.pdf

Increasing numbers of double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) on Lake Champlain have caused concerns related to potential impacts on the yellow perch (Perca flavescens) population. However, with the establishment of alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) in 2003, cormorant foraging may have change...