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Range estimates and habitat use of invasive Silver Carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix): evidence of sedentary and mobile individuals

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Unregulated rivers provide unobstructed corridors for the dispersal of both native and invasive species. We sought to evaluate range size and habitat use of an invasive species (Silver Carp, Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) in an unimpounded river reach (Wabash River, IN), to provide insights into the dispersal of invasive species and their potential overlap with native species. We hypothesized that range size would increase with fish length, be similar among sexes, and vary annually while habitats used would be deeper, warmer, lower velocity, and of finer substrate. Silver Carp habitat use supported our hypotheses but range size did not vary with sex or length. 75% home range varied annually, suggesting that core areas occupied by individuals may change relative to climate-based factors (e.g., water levels), whereas broader estimates of range size remained constant across years. Ranges were often centered on landscape features such as tributaries and backwaters. Results of this study indicate habitat and landscape features as potential areas where Silver Carp impacts on native ecosystems may be the greatest. Observed distribution of range sizes indicates the presence of sedentary and mobile individuals within the population. Mobile individuals may be of particular importance as they drive the spread of the invasive species into new habitats.

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Funding for the telemetry portion of this study was provided by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (EDS E2-1-D639) and the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. We thank Doug Keller, Tom Stefanavage, and Craig Jansen for assisting in the execution of this project and Zachary Feiner for coding help. We also thank the many Goforth lab students and technicians at Purdue University as well as United States Geological Survey Indiana-Kentucky Water Science Center personnel for assistance in the field. We appreciate the feedback and guidance provided by anonymous reviewers of this manuscript and E. Murphy. A. Coulter was supported by a Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need fellowship and a Purdue University Department of Forestry and Natural Resources Ross Fellowship during the completion of this work. Funding from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture also supported R. Goforth and the Goforth lab during this study. Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

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Prechtel, A.R., Coulter, A.A., Etchison, L. et al. Range estimates and habitat use of invasive Silver Carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix): evidence of sedentary and mobile individuals. Hydrobiologia 805, 203–218 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-017-3296-y

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