Increasing connectivity of Great Lakes tributaries: Interspecific and intraspecific effects on resident brook trout and brown trout populations

• Published in: Ecology of freshwater fish Vol. 29; no. 4; pp. 519 - 532
• Main Authors: Zorn, Troy G., Hessenauer, Jan‐Michael, Wills, Todd C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malden Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.10.2020
• Subjects: Access; Age; Age groups; brook trout; brown trout; Connectivity; Dam effects; dams; Decision making; Density; Electric fishing; Fish; Fish ladders; Fish populations; Fishways; Freshwater fishes; Growth; Interspecific; intraspecific; Juveniles; Lakes; Populations; Rivers; Salmo trutta; Salmonidae; Salmonids; Salvelinus fontinalis; Streams; Survival; Tributaries; Trout; Year class

Understanding resident fish population responses to restored connectivity would enhance decision‐making on dam removal and fish passage. Since such evaluations are limited in the Great Lakes region of North America, we compared abundance, survival, and growth of resident brook trout and brown trout...