Title | Impact of Fishing and Stocking Practices on Coregonid Diversity |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2015 |
Authors | Anneville, O, Lasne, E, Guillard, J, Eckmann, R, Stockwell, JD, Gillet, C, Yule, DL |
Journal | Food and Nutrition Sciences |
Volume | 06 |
Start Page | 1045 |
Issue | 11 |
Pagination | 1045 - 1055 |
Date Published | 2015/08 |
ISSN | 2157-944X |
Keywords | Coregonus, Extinction, Lake, Overfishing, Species Loss |
Abstract | Fish species diversity can be lost through interacting stressors including habitat loss, stocking and overfishing. Although a multitude of stressors have played a role in the global decline of coregonid (Coregonus spp.) diversity, a number of contemporary studies have identified habitat loss stemming from eutrophication as the primary cause. Unfortunately, reconstructing the role of fishing and stocking practices can be difficult, because these records are incomplete or appear only in hard-to-access historic grey literature. Based on an illustrative set of historic and contemporary studies, we describe how fisheries management practices may have contributed to coregonid diversity loss in European and North American lakes. We provide case studies examining how fishing and stocking may reduce coregonid diversity through demographic decline and introgressive hybridization. In some lakes, fisheries management practices may have led to a loss of coregonid diversity well before issues with habitat degradation manifested. Our review suggests that fish |
URL | http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperDownload.aspx?DOI=10.4236/fns.2015.611108 |
DOI | 10.4236/fns.2015.611108 |
Short Title | FNS |
Refereed Designation | Refereed |
Impact of Fishing and Stocking Practices on Coregonid Diversity
Status:
Published
Attributable Grant:
RACC
Grant Year:
Year4 (notified as published after reporting year submission to NSF) PublishedAfter
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