Biotic and abiotic factors and their interaction influence the seasonal movement patterns of a dispersal limited benthic species
Marie F Veillard, Douglas A Watkinson, Mark S Poesch · 2026
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Description
Veillard, Watkinson, and Poesch track a threatened bottom-dwelling fish to learn what makes it move. The Rocky Mountain sculpin barely spreads, so they tag and recapture fish along a 400-meter stretch of an Alberta creek over four months. They then model movement against living and non-living factors on both ends of each trip.
Neighbors matter most: the presence of kin and competitors at the start and the destination drives the choices, with rocky cobble cover also counting for fish that do move. Living and habitat factors interact strongly. The authors warn that habitat-only restoration work may fall short unless it also reckons with competition.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Marie F Veillard, Douglas A Watkinson, Mark S Poesch |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 40 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |