Debate between these two (species) was more civil/coherent than this #debatenight exchange...
#GarVsCarp
Above study supports that communities w/ diverse native species may be more resistant to #InvasiveSpecies
#GarVsCarp 8/n
Like many opportunistic predators, Gar & Bowfin feed on what's most available; sometimes carp, sometimes other spp.
#GarVsCarp 7/n
NEW! Gar & Bowfin predation on Common Carp low; may limit carp via other mech http://bit.ly/2aFOczh #GarVsCarp 6/n
Indiana will wait, study use of #AlligatorGar to control #AsianCarp http://bit.ly/2aMtYTS
#GarVsCarp 5/n
Study on gars & other native spp eating #AsianCarp; helps, but not solution. http://bit.ly/2aMaeQf #GarVsCarp 4/n
#AlligatorGar & other gar spp have been shown to eat/select for #AsianCarp, it's not driving force for this reintroduction 3/n
#GarVsCarp
IMPORTANT clarification re: #GarVsCarp: IL #AlligatorGar stocked as restoration/fishery, NOT to eat #AsianCarp! 2/n