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Interactions between non-native Western Mosquitofish and native Bluegill Sunfish: mesocosm experiments

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Oct 31, 2024 version files 21.72 KB

Abstract

These data are from two mesocosm experiments designed to assess the impacts of interspecific interactions, including both competition and predation, between invasive Western Mosquitofish and native Bluegill Sunfish. We manipulated the presence of Western Mosquitofish and Bluegill Sunfish in each experiment. In Experiment 2 we also manipulated the presence of vegetative structure. We measured numerous aspects of the fish, such as length, mass, survivorship, and recruitment. We also examined the response of zooplankton communities to the treatments.