Quantitative Sampling of Freshwater Fish Species within the Big Cypress National Preserve: A Long-Term Research Program to Evaluate the Ecological Effects of CERP

• Main Author: William F. Loftus (retired) Jerome Lorenz
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: USGS Science Data Catalog 2005
• Subjects: biology; model; habitat; freshwater fishes; environment; biota; 002; 007; inlandWaters; 012; United States; US; Florida; FL; Collier County; Monroe County; Big Cypress National Preserve; Big Cypress Swamp; SW Big Cypress; Labidesthes; Menidia; Strongylura; Cyprinodon; Floridichthys; Jordanella; Adinia; Fundulus; Lucania; Belonesox; Gambusia; Heterandria; Poecilia; Mugil; Elassoma; Bathygobius; Lophogobius; Microgobius; Astronotus; Cichlasoma; Oreochromis; Tilapia; Caranx; Lepomis; Micropterus; Pomoxis; Centropomus; Echeneis; Eucinostomus; Eugerres; Lutjanus; Etheostoma; Sciaenops; Archosargus; Lagodon; Achirus; Trinectes; Monopterus; Anchoa; Anguilla; Elops; Megalops; Erimyzon; Notemigonus; Notropis; Arius; Hoplosternum; Clarias; Ameiurus; Ictalurus; Noturus; Esox; Amia; Lepisosteus; Labidesthes sicculus; Menidia beryllina; Strongylura marina; Strongylura notata; Strongylura timucu; Cyprinodon variegatus; Floridichthys carpio; Jordanella floridae; Adinia xenica; Fundulus chrysotus; Fundulus confluentus; Fundulus grandis; Fundulus seminolis; Fundulus similis; Lucania goodei; Lucania parva; Belonesox belizanus; Gambusia holbrooki; Heterandria formosa; Poecilia latipinna; Mugil cephalus; Elassoma evergladei; Bathygobius soporator; Lophogobius cyprinoides; Microgobius gulosus; Astronotus ocellatus; Cichlasoma bimaculatum; Cichlasoma urophthalma; Chiclasoma managuensis; Oreochromis aureus; Tilapia mariae; Caranx hippos; Lepomis macrochirus; Lepomis marginatus; Lepomis microlophus; Lepomis punctatus; Lepomis gulosus; Micropterus salmoides; Pomoxis nigromaculatus; Centropomus undecimalis; Echeneis naucrates; Eucinostomus harengulus; Eucinostomus gula; Eugerres plumieri; Lutjanus griseus; Etheostoma fusiforme; Sciaenops ocellatus; Archosargus probatocephalus; Lagodon rhomboides; Achirus lineatus; Trinectes maculatus; Monopterus albus; Anchoa mitchilli; Anguilla rostrata; Elops saurus; Megalops atlanticus; Erimyzon sucetta; Notemigonus crysoleucas; Notropis maculatus; Notropis petersoni; Ariopsis felis; Hoplosternum littorale; Clarias batrachus; Ameiurus natalis; Ameiurus nebulosus; Ictalurus punctatus; Noturus gyrinus; Esox americanus; Esox niger; Amia calva; Lepisosteus platyrhincus; Collier; Monroe
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This project has several objectives, the foremost of which is to continue a program of aquatic study in Big Cypress National Preserve (BICY) begun in 2002. Work will be performed in partnership with National Audubon Society (NAS) and the National Park Service to design and implement a spatially and temporally explicit, quantitative sampling program for aquatic animals in BICY. This program will 1) provide baseline data which may be used to track changes in hydrology as a result of CERP projects 2) document the distribution, composition, and habitat use by native and introduced aquatic animals to evaluate the effects of CERP on BICY aquatic habitats, 3) provide ecological data for use in the ATLSS fish simulation model used to plan and evaluate restoration actions during CERP (presently, inappropriate data from the Everglades are being used in the model for cells that lie in BICY). The strategy used to accomplish these goals will be to employ techniques used by the co-principal investigators in establishing monitoring programs in the Everglades (since 1977) and the mangrove zone of Florida Bay (since 1989).