Impact ID
3530
Impact Type
Competition
Study Type
Experimental
Study Location
Laboratory
Impact Description
Disappearance of native planktivorous salmonids, such as lake whitefish (
Coregonus clupeaformis
), in the Great Lakes has been attributed in part to the introduction of alewife because of reduced zooplankton populations.
Reference
1101
Cost
Location
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Alosa pseudoharengus