Multiscale analysis predicts native species presence based on habitat and nonnative species abundance

Abstract

The loss and degradation of aquatic habitat through fragmentation, water extraction, and climate warming contribute to declining native stream fish diversity. In response to these declines, a large-scale repatriation program was established in Arizona and New Mexico to expand the distribution and abundance of native fishes. This program has had variable success, with imperiled fish populations establishing and persisting in some streams, while other populations failed to establish.