4 results for Alosa pseudoharengus (Alewife)

Impact ID Scientific Name Impact Type Study Type Study Location Impact Description Geographic Location Reference
3530 Alosa pseudoharengus Competition Experimental Laboratory 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. 1101
3531 Alosa pseudoharengus Competition Anecdotal N/A 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. 695
3532 Alosa pseudoharengus Competition Anecdotal N/A 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 (Crowder and Binkowski 1983, Page and Laird 1993, Todd 1986). 1441
3533 Alosa pseudoharengus Competition Anecdotal Laboratory Researchers speculated that cisco native to Lake Michigan, the bloater (Coregonus hoyi) evolved fewer and shorter gill rakers and shifted to benthic habitat and diet as a result of competition with alewife. Lake Michigan, USA 24205

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