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Flood Impact on Cutthroat Trout Populations by Mia Taranto is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Scientists Ivan and Stan studied the effect of major flooding events on cutthroat trout populations in Mack Creek. They analyzed data on the number of juvenile and adult trout each year from 1987 to 2009, as well as yearly stream discharge measurements, which indicate water flow. Their graphs show that juvenile trout numbers decreased after years with higher stream discharge, while adult trout numbers did not seem affected. This suggests that major floods negatively impact juvenile trout but have little eff
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- Mia Taranto
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