Humans take place at top of food chain, eat crawdads to help Tahoe's ecosystem
Monday, June 4, 2012 - 12:31
in Earth & Climate
The University of Nevada, Reno's Sudeep Chandra, a leading Lake Tahoe scientist who has studied invasive species and limnology at the lake for 20 years, said issuing permits for commercial harvesting of crayfish at Lake Tahoe will help improve clarity at the pristine lake, as well as take away a food source for other invasive species that threaten lake clarity and ecosystems.