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Bythotrephes longimanus is a predatory zooplankton native to Eurasia known for its large caudal spine. This species can decrease Daphnia abundance and may decrease growth rates of native planktivorous fish including yellow perch (Perca flavescens). Bythotrephes was first documented in Oneida Lake, USA in 2019 and reached high densities in 2020 and 2021. This recent invasion created an opportunity...
Coregonine fishes, including lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) and cisco (C. artedi), are socioecologically important in the Laurentian Great Lakes and of conservation concern, but the processes driving recruitment variability are unclear. In Lake Ontario, cisco and lake whitefish exhibit similar spawning behaviours and early life histories, but population trajectories are diverging. One hypothesis...