Kristen M Reaver

Invasion frustration? Can biotic resistance explain the small geographic range of non-native croaking gourami Trichopsis vittata (Cuvier, 1831) in Florida, USA?

In this report, we evaluate this hypothesis for croaking gourami Trichopsis vittata, a non-native species that has established a reproducing population, but has not successfully spread beyond its very small (5 km2) range. We suspected the inability of T. vittata to colonize new habitats may be due to biotic resistance by the native eastern mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki.

Categories: Data; Tags: Aquatic Biology, Ecology, Loxahatchee, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), nonindigenous species

Data release: Flood and Storm Tracker (FaST) data

This product summarizes data used in the analysis portion of our Flood and Storm Tracker (FaST) manuscript (see larger work citation). The dataset titled HUCsppMatrices2012-2022.csv has each Hydraulic Unit Code (HUC) with an introduced taxon in each storm and the HUC it connected to by flood waters (lateral or longitudinal). The dataset titled ConnectionPoints_2012-2022.csv has each lateral (not longitudinal or downstream) connection point for each storm event. The dataset titled LongitudinalConnectionPoints_2012-2022.csv has each longitudinal or downstream connection point for each storm event.

Categories: Data; Tags: Geography, Hurricane, Hydrologic connections, Hydrology, Land Use Change, All tags... Non-native species, Puerto Rico, Remote Sensing, Risk assessment, Storm flooding, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), United States, biota, Fewer tags

Trojan Y chromosome strategy for eradication of non-native species data

The Trojan Y Chromosome (TYC) strategy is a promising eradication method for biological control of non-native species. The strategy works by manipulating the sex ratio of a population through the introduction of supermales that guarantee male offspring.

Categories: Data; Tags: Ecology, Gainesville, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), nonindigenous species

Assessing risk communication in the pet and aquarium trade

This product summarizes data for the web engine search analysis and the outreach materials analysis from our report entitled, Assessing Risk Communication in the Pet and Aquarium Trade: An Analysis of Outreach and Engagement Efforts. The web engine search data include internet search results from Google and Bing. Materials analysis data include a matrix of questions that were used to determine messaging elements.

Categories: Data; Tags: Aquatic Biology, Botany, Communication, Ecology, Language trends, All tags... Non-native pet, Outreach campaign, Pet release, Pet trade, Semi-structured interview, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), United States, Water Resources, biota, Fewer tags

Non-native fishes of the central Indian River Lagoon

We provide a comprehensive review of the status of non-native fishes in the central Indian River Lagoon (from Cape Canaveral to Grant-Valkaria, east of I-95) through literature review and field surveys. Historical records exist for 17 taxa (15 species, one hybrid, one species complex). We found historical records for one additional species and collected one species in our field survey that had never been recorded in the region before (and which we eradicated). Thus, we evaluate 19 total taxa herein. Of these, we document range expansion of four salt-tolerant cichlid species, extirpation of six species that were previously recorded from the area and eradication of three species. There was no noticeable change in...

Categories: Data; Types: Citation; Tags: Aquatic Biology, Ecology, Fishes, Florida, Indian River Lagoon, All tags... Non-native, Nutrients, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), biota, environment, Fewer tags