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Crown Pointe
2201 NW 40 Terrace
Gainesville, FL 32605
Tel: 352-374-8080
Fax: 352-373-5763
Gainesville Lab
7920 NW 71st Street
Gainesville, FL 32653
Tel: 352-378-8181
Fax: 352-378-4956
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Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program
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.
Current Research
USGS | Florida Biology
Gainesville Lab
7920 NW 71st Street
Gainesville, FL 32653
Tel: 352-378-8181
Fax: 352-378-4956
Recent Publications
| Blum, M. J., D. M. Walters, N. M. Burkhead, B. J. Freeman, B. A. Porter. 2010. Reproductive isolation and the expansion of an invasive hybrid swarm. Biological Invasions DOI 10.1007/s10530-010-9688-9. Journal Abstract |
| Saylor, R.K., D.L. Miller, M.W. Vandersea, M.S. Bevelhimer, P.J. Schofield & W.A. Bennett. 2010. Epizootic ulcerative syndrome caused by Aphanomyces invadans in captive bullseye snakehead Channa marulius collected from south Florida, USA. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 88: 169-175. |
| Nico, L.G., W.F. Loftus, and J.P. Reid. 2009. Interactions between non-native armored suckermouth catfish (Loricariidae: Pterygoplichthys) and native Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) in artesian springs. Aquatic Invasions 4(3):doi:10.3391/ai.2009.4.3 (Avail. Online) |
| Nico, L.G., H.L. Jelks, and T. Tuten. 2009. Non-Native suckermouth armored catfishes in Florida: Description of nest burrows and burrow colonies with assessment of shoreline conditions. Aquatic Nuisance Species Research Bulletin 9: 1-30. (PDF File) |
| Irons, K.S., DeLain, S.A., Gittinger, E., Ickes, B.S., Kolar, C.S., Ostendorf, D., Ratcliff, E.N., and Benson, A.J., 2009, Nonnative fishes in the Upper Mississippi River System: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2009–5176, 68 p. |
| Schofield, P. J. 2009. Geographic extent and chronology of the invasion of non-native lionfish (Pterois volitans [Linnaeus 1758] and P. miles [Bennett 1828]) in the Western North Atlantic and Caribbean Sea. Aquatic Invasions 4: 473-479. (Avail. Online) |
| Schofield, P. J., J. A. Morris, Jr. and L. Akins. 2009. Field Guide to Nonindigenous Marine Fishes of Florida. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 92. (Avail. Online) |
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