How Non-Native Shrimp Transformed The Ecosystem at Montana’s Flathead Lake
A recent study highlights how the introduction of the opossum shrimp in the 1960s and 1970s created a ripple effect in Flathead Lake that continues today. It's a thorough survey of how a single wildlife management decision can change an entire ecosystem....
http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/how_non_native_shrimp_transformed_the_ecosystem_at_montanas_flathead_lake/C41/L41/
Study:
http://www.pnas.org/content/108/3/1070.full
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