@article{fdi:010066874, title = {{D}o non-native pumpkinseed {L}epomis gibbosus affect the growth, diet and trophic niche breadth of native brown trout {S}almo trutta ?}, author = {{J}ackson, {M}. {C}. and {B}ritton, {J}. {R}. and {C}ucherousset, {J}. and {G}uo, {Z}. and {S}takenas, {S}. and {G}ozlan, {R}odolphe and {G}odard, {M}. {G}. and {R}oussel, {J}. {M}. and {C}opp, {G}. {H}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{B}rown trout {S}almo trutta {L}innaeus, 1758, is a priority species for conservation and management efforts in many {E}uropean countries. {I}n its native range, interactions with non-native fishes often adversely affect somatic growth rates and population abundances. {C}onsequences of introduced {N}orth {A}merican pumpkinseed {L}epomis gibbosus ({L}innaeus, 1758) for native {S}. trutta were examined in stream stretches with and without {L}. gibbosus. {D}ata for somatic growth rates and trophic niche breadth (using stable isotope analyses) provided little evidence of {L}. gibbosus presence being detrimental for {S}. trutta. {S}hifts in {S}. trutta diet at all sites were associated with increased piscivory with increasing body length, with no evidence to suggest that interspecific resource competition with {L}. gibbosus structured the food web or affected trophic positions. {T}hree years later, and following {L}. gibbosus removal, data revealed slight shifts in the food web at each site, but these related to shifts in resources at the bottom of the food chain rather than a response to {L}. gibbosus removal. {C}onsequently, the ecological consequences of {L}. gibbosus for {S}. trutta in the study stream were minimal, with {S}. trutta populations responding more to natural mechanisms regulating their populations than to the presence of this non-native fish species.}, keywords = {{S}table isotope analysis ; {A}lien species ; {E}nvironmental impacts ; {I}ntroduced species ; {C}ircular statistics ; {E}cological consequences ; {S}mall streams ; {ANGLETERRE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{H}ydrobiologia}, volume = {772}, numero = {1}, pages = {63--75}, ISSN = {0018-8158}, year = {2016}, DOI = {10.1007/s10750-016-2641-x}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010066874}, }