Live fast and die young: walleye populations adapt their life cycle to degraded lakes of the Canadian clay belt.
Patrice Blaney, Pascal Sirois, Martin Bélanger, Eva C. Enders, M. Gabriele, Guillaume Grosbois
This study compares walleye populations in degraded and non-degraded lakes, finding that young-of-the-year grow faster in degraded lakes due to abundant zooplankton, but adult mortality compromises population stability.
bioRxiv · Aug 27, 2025 · PreprintEcology