Feeding ecology and interactions of invasive vendace and DR whitefish in the Pasvik watercourse

• Main Author: Høstmark, Malin Solheim
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: UiT Norges arktiske universitet 2021
• Subjects: Ferskvannsøkologi; VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Zoology and botany: 480::Limnology: 498; VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480::Limnologi: 498; VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Zoology and botany: 480::Ecology: 488; VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480::Økologi: 488; BIO-3950; Pasvik; Ruskebukta
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/21157

Introductions and invasions of species outside their natural range can have devastating effects on the native species and be a major driver of biodiversity change. When the zooplanktivorous vendace invaded the Pasvik watercourse in the 1990s, it quickly took over the ecological role of the native DR...