Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program: Idaho
Education, Research and Technical Assistance for Managing Our Natural Resources

Idaho Project


Mountain Whitefish Diet Analysis

September 2024 - December 2026


Personnel

Participating Agencies

  • Kootenai Tribe of Idaho

This project will analyze the Mountain Whitefish stomach content data for evidence of change in diet through time, and test for association with nutrient additions and coal mine pollution. This project will additionally develop statistical tests for an association between diet composition and tissue concentration of selenium (Se) and/or mercury (Hg).