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A Predictive Model For Brook Trout Restoration In The Cherokee National Forest, Caylor Garrett Romines
A Predictive Model For Brook Trout Restoration In The Cherokee National Forest, Caylor Garrett Romines
Masters Theses
Over the course of the last century, Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) have been reduced in abundance and extirpated from many high elevation streams throughout the southern Appalachian Mountains. These fish have been threatened by anthropogenic factors that restrict their distribution across the longitudinal gradient of the streams they occupy. A large portion of Tennessee's Brook Trout streams are located within the Cherokee National Forest (CNF). Many agencies in the southern Appalachian Mountains are working to restore Brook Trout populations throughout this species’ historic native range. The purpose of this research is to develop a model of important habitat …