Blog: In the weeds: Invasive aquatic plants can increase juvenile salmon predation risk
Not only are non-native predators abundant, but predation risk may be compounded by the prevalence of invasive vegetation such as Brazilian waterweed (Egeria densa). These non-native plants may deal a double blow to Chinook salmon by restricting their access to formerly open-water habitat and by providing predators like largemouth bass an edge in a habitat they are well-adapted to.