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Amphibians in the climate vise: loss and restoration of resilience of montane wetland ecosystems in the western US
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Wetlands in the remote mountains of the western US have undergone two massive ecological “experiments” spanning the 20th century. Beginning in the late 1800s and expanding after World War II, fish and wildlife managers intentionally introduced millions of predatory trout (primarily Oncorhynchus spp) into fishless mountain ponds and lakes across the western states. These new top predators, which now occupy 95% of large mountain lakes, have limited the habitat distributions of native frogs, salamanders, and wetland invertebrates to smaller, more ephemeral ponds where trout do not survive. Now a second “experiment” – anthropogenic climate change – threatens to eliminate many of these ephemeral habitats and shorten wetland hydroperiods. Caught between climate‐induced habitat loss and predation from introduced fish, native mountain lake fauna of the western US – especially amphibians – are at risk of extirpation. Targeted fish removals, guided by models of how wetlands will change under future climate scenarios, provide innovative strategies for restoring resilience of wetland ecosystems to climate change.
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- Authors
- Ryan, M. E., Palen, W. J., Adams, M. J., & Rochefort, R. M.
- Affiliations
- Simon Fraser University (CA)
- United States Geological Survey (US)
- National Park Service (US)
- Corresponding author
- Ryan, Maureen E
- Venue
- Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2014-05
- Volume
- 12
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 232-240
- ISSN
- 1540-9295 (ISSN-L)
- 1540-9309
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- W2151260052
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- 78
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- 4.68
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- journal article
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- en
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- Canada Research Chairs
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Nature and Landscape Conservation › Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Keywords
- amphibians, montane wetlands, introduced trout, Oncorhynchus, fish predation, salamanders, wetland hydroperiod, climate change, habitat loss, ecosystem resilience, wetland restoration, fish removal, mountain ponds, American West
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