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Lake bathymetry and species occurrence predict the distribution of a lacustrine apex predator
  This study examined the abiotic and biotic characteristics of ecosystems that allow expression of a life history called ferox trout, the colloquial name given to brown trout Salmo trutta adopting a piscivorous life history strategy, an apex predator in post‐glacial lakes in northern Europe. One hundred and ninety‐two lakes in Scotland show evidence of currently, or historically, supporting ferox S. trutta; their presence was predicted in logistic models by larger and deeper lakes with a large catchment that also support populations of Arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus.

  • Type:

    Article

  • Date:

    22 February 2016

  • Publication Status:

    Published

  • Publisher

    Wiley

  • DOI:

    10.1111/jfb.12919

  • ISSN:

    0022-1112

  • Funders:

    European Union's INTERREG IVA Programme

Citation

Hughes, M. R., Dodd, J. A., Maitland, P. S., & Adams, C. E. (2016). Lake bathymetry and species occurrence predict the distribution of a lacustrine apex predator. Journal of Fish Biology, 88(4), 1648-1654. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.12919

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