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Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program



Asian swamp eel

Nonindigenous species are ranked second only to habitat loss in the factors that threaten native biodiversity, however the geographic distribution of many of these organisms is poorly understood. As new taxa are introduced and the range of those previously established continues to increase, precise tracking of their status and distribution is imperative for decision making and resource management.


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dot icon Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database (NAS)

dot icon Ecophysiology of Non-Native Fishes

dot icon Zebra and Quagga Mussel Distribution in U.S. Lakes

dot icon Zebra and Quagga Mussel Distribution Progression Map updated information

dot icon Realtime Nonindigenous Species Google Maps:
     Asian Swamp Eel, Asian Tiger Shrimp, Lionfish,
     New Zealand Mudsnail, Northern Snakehead,
     Round Goby, Quagga Mussel, Zebra Mussel

dot icon NAS Alert System

Outreach


dot icon Asian Swamp Eel FAQs
     Comparison with Native Species

dot icon Zebra Mussel FAQs

dot icon Dreissena Species FAQs, A Closer Look

dot icon Student Questions Concerning Zebra Mussels

dot icon Snakeheads, Aquatic Invaders

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Recent Publications

Mahon, A.R., C.L. Jerde, M. Galaska, J.L. Bergner, W.L. Chadderton, D.M. Lodge, M.E. Hunter, L.G. Nico. 2013. Validation of eDNA surveillance sensitivity for detection of Asian carps in controlled and field experiments. PLoS ONE 8(3): e58316. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0058316. [Journal Article]
Fuller, P.L., M. Neilson, and D. Huge. 2013. The NAS Alert System: a look at the first eight years. Fisheries 38(3):128-138. [Journal Abstract]
Hunter ME, Hart KM. 2013. Rapid Microsatellite Marker Development Using Next Generation Pyrosequencing to Inform Invasive Burmese Python—Python molurus bivittatus—Management. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 14(3):4793-4804.
Poulos, H.M., D. Butman, and P. Fuller. 2012. Mapping the potential distribution of the invasive Red Shiner, Cyprinella lutrensis (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) across waterways of the conterminous United States. Aquatic Invasions 7(3):377-385. [Journal Article]
Pawlitz, R.J., and David, K.D., 2012, The National Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2012–3100, 4 p. (Also available at http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2012/3100.)
Dorcas, Michael E., John D. Willson, Robert N. Reed, Ray W. Snow, Michael R. Rochford, Melissa A. Miller, Walter E. Meshaka, Jr., Paul T. Andreadis, Frank J. Mazzotti, Christina M. Romagosa, and Kristen M. Hart. 2012. Severe mammal declines coincide with proliferation of invasive Burmese pythons in Everglades National Park. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 109 (7), 2418-2422.
Krysko, K.L., S.J. Walsh, and R.H. Robins. 2012. The native Florida Green Watersnake, Nerodia floridana (Goff 1936), preying upon the nonindigenous African Jewelfish, Hemichromis letourneuxi Sauvage 1880, in Florida. Reptiles & Amphibians Conservation and Natural History 19(3):161-162. [Journal Article]

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