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Alewife appeared in the lake 2003 and soon crowded out the primary food source for salmon. Salmon began eating alewife, which carry an enzyme called thiaminase that breaks down the essential vitamin B1, causing neurological dysfunction and decreased survival in adults and low reproductive success.
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