Sharing from NPS: Researchers see startling brook trout declines in Shenandoah streams
Land use and pollution used to be brook trout’s biggest problems. But our latest research shows that being a cold-water fish in a warming world might be its greatest challenge yet. By Jeb Wofford and Evan Childress
Credit: NPS/Tim Lambert
This article discusses research from the Shenandoah National Park that shows declines in brook trout populations - especially in smaller streams - that are not due to land use change. In at least three streams, brook trout completely disappeared during the study period. However, improvements to acid deposition from the Clean Air Act of 1990 appear to have helped some populations. https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/researchers-see-startling-brook-trout-declines-in-shenandoah-streams.htm
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