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The decline of a Canadian minnow indicates ecosystem-wide stresses
- "The redside dace is a species of minnow that is one of Canada’s most endangered freshwater species. It not only controls populations of flying insects, it’s a piscine version of a canary in a coal mine, a bioindicator of an ecosystem’s health. Once the streams they call home get turbid or too warm, redside dace die off. Populations are diminishing so quickly, it is estimated that only a few hundred individuals are left in Canada. Without intervention, the species could be extinct within five to 10 years." - Excerpt from University of Windsor.
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