New threat facing Lahontan Cutthroat Trout at Independence Lake: hybridization:  “The news out of UC Davis last spring knocked California native fish biologists for a loop.  Genetic testing of native Lahontan cutthroat trout from Independence Lake in the Tahoe National Forest near Truckee found evidence of hybridization with non-native rainbow trout.  To understand the magnitude of that news you have to understand that Independence Lake is the only lake in California – and just one of two lakes in the … Continue reading SCIENCE NEWS: New threat facing Lahontan Cutthroat Trout at Independence Lake: hybridization; Scanning for lifeforms: The Aquatic eDNAtlas Project; Understanding microbiomes in salmon hatcheries; and more …