Factors Influencing Successful Eradication of Nonnative Brook Trout from Four Small Rocky Mountain Streams Using Electrofishing

• Published in: North American journal of fisheries management Vol. 34; no. 5; pp. 988 - 997
• Main Authors: Shepard, Bradley B, Nelson, Lee M, Taper, Mark L, Zale, Alexander V
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 01.10.2014
• Subjects: autumn; base flow; fish; indigenous species; Oncorhynchus clarkii; Salvelinus fontinalis; spawning; streams; sympatry; vegetation; Montana

We successfully eradicated nonnative Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis by electrofishing from 2.4- to 3.0-km treatment reaches of four Rocky Mountain streams in Montana to conserve sympatric populations of native Westslope Cutthroat Trout Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi . At least 6, and as many as 14,...