The Combined Effects of Multiple Invasive Species on Persistence of Imperiled Pahrump Poolfish
Abstract
1. Introduction
Background
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Lake Harriet Population Estimates
2.2. Mesocosm Experiment
3. Results
3.1. Lake Harriet Population Estimates
3.2. Mesocosm Experiment
4. Discussion
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Mesocosm Treatment 1 | Species Composition in Each Mesocosm |
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Allopatric Poolfish | 7 adult poolfish 2 |
Poolfish and Crayfish | 7 adult poolfish 2 4 adult crayfish 3 |
Poolfish, Crayfish, and Mosquitofish | 7 adult poolfish 2 4 adult crayfish 3 7 adult mosquitofish 5 females & 2 males |
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Paulson, B.L.; Guadalupe, K.D.; Goodchild, S.C.; Stockwell, C.A. The Combined Effects of Multiple Invasive Species on Persistence of Imperiled Pahrump Poolfish. Fishes 2025, 10, 216. https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes10050216
Paulson BL, Guadalupe KD, Goodchild SC, Stockwell CA. The Combined Effects of Multiple Invasive Species on Persistence of Imperiled Pahrump Poolfish. Fishes. 2025; 10(5):216. https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes10050216
Chicago/Turabian StylePaulson, Brandon L., Kevin D. Guadalupe, Shawn C. Goodchild, and Craig A. Stockwell. 2025. "The Combined Effects of Multiple Invasive Species on Persistence of Imperiled Pahrump Poolfish" Fishes 10, no. 5: 216. https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes10050216
APA StylePaulson, B. L., Guadalupe, K. D., Goodchild, S. C., & Stockwell, C. A. (2025). The Combined Effects of Multiple Invasive Species on Persistence of Imperiled Pahrump Poolfish. Fishes, 10(5), 216. https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes10050216