Conspiring Threats

September 29, 2005

Understanding the fate of cutthroat trout in the Logan River means identifying all the threats to their survival and how those threats work together. USU researcher Phaedra Budy says both biotic factors, such as disease, and abiotic factors, including temperature and drought, may combine to kill fish. One factor alone might not be lethal.

For more information, contact Phaedra Budy, assistant professor, Aquatic, Watershed and Earth Resources Department, College of Natural Resources, Utah State University, 435-797-7564. Dr. Budy presents "Fisheries Management in Utah" at the Water in the West: Use, Abuse and Scarcity symposium Oct. 12 in USU's Taggart Student Center auditorium. For symposium information, call 435-797-2452.

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