Pulling the Plug—Draining an Alpine Lake Failed to Eradicate Alien Minnows and Impacted Lower Trophic Levels

Pulling the Plug—Draining an Alpine Lake Failed to Eradicate Alien Minnows and Impacted Lower Trophic Levels

Fish introduction into fishless high-altitude lakes has detrimental effects on biodiversity. Removal of alien fish through intensive fishing is cost-intensive and difficult to achieve in productive lakes. Lake Sulzkarsee is the only lake in the National Park Gesäuse, Austria, and was an important br...

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Main Authors: Robert Schabetsberger, Christian D. Jersabek, Alexander Maringer, Daniel Kreiner, Magdalena Kaltenbrunner, Pavlína Blažková, Petr Pokorný, Mathieu Denoël, Heimo Emmerstorfer, Cvetka Lipovnik, Herbert Wölger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-03-01
Series:Water
Subjects:
alien species
alpine lake
drainage
fish removal
lake drainage
plankton
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/15/7/1332

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