May 1, 2008

A tiny fly leads to big salmon

Whenever an endangered species battle erupts over a lowly insect, conservative politicians and pundits try to mock those who want to save the bug from extinction. But Matt Weiser's story in today's paper on a newly discovered fly species in the Yolo Bypass west of Sacramento shows why every critter can be important: this one seems to lead to a big surge in the salmon population (and size) when the bypass floods and the young fish get a chance to feed on the flies.

Posted by dweintraub on May 1, 2008 12:52 PM