Look at the diagram above of a marine food web. what might happen to this ecosystem if the non-native populations of smelt and alewife increase greatly?
a.
the salmon will starve.
b.
the smelt will eat the alewife.
c.
nothing should happen to this ecosystem if the populations of smelt and alewife increase greatly.
d.
the smelt and alewife may out-compete the native fish by consuming all of the zooplankton.