Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: William F. Loftus Jerome Lorenz Publication_Date: 2005 Title: Quantitative Sampling of Freshwater Fish Species within the Big Cypress National Preserve Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: database/spreadsheet Online_Linkage: http://sofia.usgs.gov/projects/lh_param/ Description: Abstract: 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). Purpose: The goal of this project in is to inventory the freshwater fish in the Big Cypress National Preserve, and simultaneously test sampling methods and designs for a long-term aquatic biota research program for the Preserve. A major ecosystem of the South Florida area, the Big Cypress Swamp, is poorly understood in biological terms. The Department of Interior is responsible for management of most of this system, which is part of the Everglades Restoration Program (CERP). To detect changes in natural and artificial habitats resulting from CERP restoration programs, baseline data on constituent aquatic communities and their ecology are needed before and after restoration actions. Fishes and aquatic invertebrates serve as indicators of the health of these wetlands. These organisms are also important because they are major prey for many of the characteristic South Florida predatory species, especially alligators and wading birds. This project will establish a long-term, quantitative monitoring program for prey-base aquatic organisms and is intended to detect changes in aquatic-animal populations resulting from CERP hydrologic alterations. Supplemental_Information: This project was previously titled Aquatic-Animal Community Dynamics in Seasonally Variable Wetlands of the Big Cypress Swamp and is a continuation of the project Inventory of Freshwater Fish Species within the Big Cypress National Preserve, with emphasis on methods testing to design a long-term aquatic-biotic sampling program Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 20021001 Ending_Date: 20040930 Currentness_Reference: ground condition Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Big Cypress National Preserve Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -81.75 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.75 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 26.3 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 25.5 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none Theme_Keyword: biology Theme_Keyword: model Theme_Keyword: habitat Theme_Keyword: freshwater fishes Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category Theme_Keyword: environment Theme_Keyword: biota Theme_Keyword: 002 Theme_Keyword: 007 Theme_Keyword: inlandWaters Theme_Keyword: 012 Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Department of Commerce, 1995, Countries, Dependencies, Areas of Special Sovereignty, and Their Principal Administrative Divisions, Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 10-4, Washington, D.C., National Institute of Standards and Technology Place_Keyword: United States Place_Keyword: US Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: U.S. Department of Commerce, 1987, Codes for the identification of the States, the District of Columbia and the outlying areas of the United States, and associated areas (Federal Information Processing Standard 5-2): Washington, D. C., NIST Place_Keyword: Florida Place_Keyword: FL Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Department of Commerce, 1990, Counties and Equivalent Entities of the United States, Its Possessions, and Associated Areas, FIPS 6-3, Washington, DC, National Institute of Standards and Technology Place_Keyword: Collier County Place_Keyword: Monroe County Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Geographic Names Information System Place_Keyword: Big Cypress National Preserve Place_Keyword: Big Cypress Swamp Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none Place_Keyword: SW Big Cypress Taxonomy: Keywords/Taxon: Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus: none Taxonomic_Keywords: animals Taxonomic_Keywords: fish Taxonomic_Keywords: multiple species Taxonomic_System: Classification_System/Authority: Classification_System_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Turgeon, D. D. Quinn, J. F., Jr.; Bogan, A. E.; Coan, E. V.; Hochberg, F. G.; Lyons, W. G.; Mikkelsen, P. M.; Neves, R. J.; Roper, C. F. E.; Rosenberg, G.; Roth, B.; Scheltema, A.; Thompson, F. G.; Vecchione, M.; Williams, J. D. Publication_Date: 1998 Title: Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks Edition: 2nd Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: book Series_Information: Series_Name: Special Publication Issue_Identification: 26 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Bethesda, MD Publisher: American Fisheries Society Taxonomic_Procedures: Sampling was conducted according to a stratified design based on habitat type. The majority of sites were located within 250 meters of roads or trails passable by truck to simplify access. Sites were also reached by boat, all-terrain vehicle, helicopter, and airboat when these means of transportation were available. Habitat heterogeneity made random selection of sites difficult, particularly during the dry season, as no sufficiently detailed hydrology data existed to insure that randomly selected sites would be inundated. In those cases, sites were haphazardly selected to insure the presence of standing surface water. The diversity of habitat types in Big Cypress presents considerable challenges to the development of a comprehensive sampling regime, as the effectiveness of any given methodology varies between habitats. To compensate for this, numerous techniques were employed during this study. A variety of fish traps have been used extensively, as well as electrofishing gear, gill nets, cast nets, dip nets, and angling. The location of each sampling site was recorded as universal transverse mercator (UTM) coordinates using a Garmin Etrex Vista GPS. Project personnel collected and curated representative vouchers for all captured species whenever practical. Specimens too large to effectively preserve have been documented photographically using a digital camera. Vouchers have been collected independently for each habitat type sampled. Additionally, to ensure complete spatial coverage of the preserve, vouchers of each species have been collected from the north, central, and southern regions of Big Cypress. Information regarding each voucher was entered into the project Access database, and each was assigned a unique identifier to link with related sampling information. Voucher collection is an ongoing process and will continue for the duration of the study. Upon completion of this project, vouchers will be transferred to an NPS-identified repository. Taxonomic_Completeness: For each sample, all specimens were identified to species, and total catch per species recorded. Total lengths.were measured for the first 20 randomly selected individuals of each species to obtain a representative size distribution. Water temperature, pH, salinity, and dissolved oxygen were measured for each site when possible, however, instrumentation problems precluded this for much of the year. Project personnel borrowed a Hydrolab 4a minisonde and datalogger from the BICY hydrology department to resolve these problems. For electrofishing expeditions, water conductivity was determined using a YSI-33 conductivity meter. General_Taxonomic_Coverage: Specimens were identified to species Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Kingdom Taxon_Rank_Value: Animalia Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Phylum Taxon_Rank_Value: Chordata Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Subphylum Taxon_Rank_Value: Vertebrata Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Superclass Taxon_Rank_Value: Osteichthyes Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Class Taxon_Rank_Value: Actinopterygii Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Subclass Taxon_Rank_Value: Neopterygii Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Infraclass Taxon_Rank_Value: Teleostei Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Superorder Taxon_Rank_Value: Acanthopterygii Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Order Taxon_Rank_Value: Atheriniformes Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Atherinopsidae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Subfamily Taxon_Rank_Value: Menidiinae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Labidesthes Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Labidesthes sicculus Applicable_Common_Name: brook silverside Applicable_Common_Name: crayon d'argent Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Menidia Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Menidia beryllina Applicable_Common_Name: inland silverside Applicable_Common_Name: tidewater silverside Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Order Taxon_Rank_Value: Beloniformes Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Suborder Taxon_Rank_Value: Belonoidei Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Superfamily Taxon_Rank_Value: Scomberesocoidea Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Belonidae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Strongylura Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Strongylura marina Applicable_Common_Name: Atlantic needlefish Applicable_Common_Name: silver gar Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Strongylura notata Applicable_Common_Name: agujón de aletas rojas Applicable_Common_Name: redfin needlefish Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Strongylura timucu Applicable_Common_Name: longjaw Applicable_Common_Name: timucu Applicable_Common_Name: timucú Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Order Taxon_Rank_Value: Cyprinodontiformes Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Suborder Taxon_Rank_Value: Cyprinodontoidei Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Cyprinodontidae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Subfamily Taxon_Rank_Value: Cyprinodontinae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Tribe Taxon_Rank_Value: Cyprinodontini Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Cyprinodon Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Cyprinodon variegatus Applicable_Common_Name: pipón Applicable_Common_Name: sheepshead minnow Applicable_Common_Name: sheepshead pupfish Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Floridichthys Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Floridichthys carpio Applicable_Common_Name: goldspotted killifish Applicable_Common_Name: ocellated killifish Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Jordanella Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Jordanella floridae Applicable_Common_Name: American flagfish Applicable_Common_Name: flagfish Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Fundulidae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Adinia Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Adinia xenica Applicable_Common_Name: diamond killifish Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Fundulus Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Fundulus chrysotus Applicable_Common_Name: golden topminnow Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Fundulus confluentus Applicable_Common_Name: marsh killifish Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Fundulus grandis Applicable_Common_Name: Gulf killifish Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Fundulus seminolis Applicable_Common_Name: Seminole killifish Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Fundulus similis Applicable_Common_Name: longnose killifish Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Lucania Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Lucania goodei Applicable_Common_Name: blue-fintop minnow Applicable_Common_Name: bluefin killifish Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Lucania parva Applicable_Common_Name: rainwater killifish Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Poeciliidae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Subfamily Taxon_Rank_Value: Poeciliinae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Belonesox Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Belonesox belizanus Applicable_Common_Name: pike killifish Applicable_Common_Name: piketop minnow Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Gambusia Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Gambusia holbrooki Applicable_Common_Name: mosquitofish Applicable_Common_Name: eastern mosquitofish Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Heterandria Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Heterandria formosa Applicable_Common_Name: dwarf livebearer Applicable_Common_Name: least killifish Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Poecilia Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Poecilia latipinna Applicable_Common_Name: sailfin molly Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Order Taxon_Rank_Value: Mugiliformes Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Mugilidae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Mugil Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Mugil cephalus Applicable_Common_Name: black mullet Applicable_Common_Name: gray mullet Applicable_Common_Name: lisa Applicable_Common_Name: striped mullet Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Order Taxon_Rank_Value: Perciformes Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Suborder Taxon_Rank_Value: Elassomatoidei Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Elassomatidae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Elassoma Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Elassoma evergladei Applicable_Common_Name: everglades pygmy sunfish Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Suborder Taxon_Rank_Value: Gobioidei Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Gobiidae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Bathygobius Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Bathygobius soporator Applicable_Common_Name: frillfin goby Applicable_Common_Name: gobio mapo Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Lophogobius Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Lophogobius cyprinoides Applicable_Common_Name: crested goby Applicable_Common_Name: gobio encrestado Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Microgobius Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Microgobius gulosus Applicable_Common_Name: clown goby Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Suborder Taxon_Rank_Value: Labroidei Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Cichlidae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Astronotus Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Astronotus ocellatus Applicable_Common_Name: oscar Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Cichlasoma Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Cichlasoma bimaculatum Applicable_Common_Name: black acara Applicable_Common_Name: twospotted cichlid Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Cichlasoma urophthalma Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Chiclasoma managuensis Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Oreochromis Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Oreochromis aureus Applicable_Common_Name: blue tilapia Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Tilapia Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Tilapia mariae Applicable_Common_Name: spotted tilapia Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Suborder Taxon_Rank_Value: Percoidei Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Carangidae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Caranx Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Caranx hippos Applicable_Common_Name: crevalle jack Applicable_Common_Name: jiguagua Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Centrarchidae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Lepomis Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Lepomis macrochirus Applicable_Common_Name: bluegill Applicable_Common_Name: crapet arlequin Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Lepomis marginatus Applicable_Common_Name: dollar sunfish Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Lepomis microlophus Applicable_Common_Name: redear sunfish Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Lepomis punctatus Applicable_Common_Name: spotted sunfish Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Lepomis gulosus Applicable_Common_Name: warmouth Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Micropterus Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Micropterus salmoides Applicable_Common_Name: achigan à grande bouche Applicable_Common_Name: largemouth bass Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Pomoxis Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Pomoxis nigromaculatus Applicable_Common_Name: black crappie Applicable_Common_Name: marigane noire Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Centropomidae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Subfamily Taxon_Rank_Value: Centropominae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Centropomus Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Centropomus undecimalis Applicable_Common_Name: common snook Applicable_Common_Name: róbalo común Applicable_Common_Name: snook Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Echeneidae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Echeneis Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Echeneis naucrates Applicable_Common_Name: guaicán Applicable_Common_Name: sharksucker Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Gerreidae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Eucinostomus Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Eucinostomus harengulus Applicable_Common_Name: mojarra plateada Applicable_Common_Name: spotfin mojarra Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Eucinostomus gula Applicable_Common_Name: mojarra de ley Applicable_Common_Name: silver jenny Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Eugerres Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Eugerres plumieri Applicable_Common_Name: patao rayado Applicable_Common_Name: striped mojarra Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Lutjanidae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Subfamily Taxon_Rank_Value: Lutjaninae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Lutjanus Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Lutjanus griseus Applicable_Common_Name: caballerete Applicable_Common_Name: gray snapper Applicable_Common_Name: grey snapper Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Percidae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Etheostoma Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Etheostoma fusiforme Applicable_Common_Name: swamp darter Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Sciaenidae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Sciaenops Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Sciaenops ocellatus Applicable_Common_Name: red drum Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Sparidae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Archosargus Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Archosargus probatocephalus Applicable_Common_Name: sheepshead Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Lagodon Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Lagodon rhomboides Applicable_Common_Name: chopa espina Applicable_Common_Name: pinfish Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Order Taxon_Rank_Value: Pleuronectiformes Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Suborder Taxon_Rank_Value: Pleuronectoidei Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Achiridae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Achirus Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Achirus lineatus Applicable_Common_Name: acedía rayada Applicable_Common_Name: lined sole Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Trinectes Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Trinectes maculatus Applicable_Common_Name: hogchoker Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Order Taxon_Rank_Value: Synbranchiformes Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Suborder Taxon_Rank_Value: Synbranchoidei Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Synbranchidae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Monopterus Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Monopterus albus Applicable_Common_Name: rice eel Applicable_Common_Name: swamp eel Applicable_Common_Name: white ricefield eel Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Superorder Taxon_Rank_Value: Clupeomorpha Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Order Taxon_Rank_Value: Clupeiformes Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Suborder Taxon_Rank_Value: Clupeoidei Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Engraulidae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Subfamily Taxon_Rank_Value: Engraulinae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Anchoa Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Anchoa mitchilli Applicable_Common_Name: anchoa de caleta Applicable_Common_Name: bay anchovy Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Superorder Taxon_Rank_Value: Elopomorpha Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Order Taxon_Rank_Value: Anguilliformes Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Suborder Taxon_Rank_Value: Anguilloidei Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Anguillidae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Anguilla Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Anguilla rostrata Applicable_Common_Name: American eel Applicable_Common_Name: anguila Applicable_Common_Name: anguila americana Applicable_Common_Name: anguille d'Amérique Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Order Taxon_Rank_Value: Elopiformes Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Elopidae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Elops Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Elops saurus Applicable_Common_Name: banano Applicable_Common_Name: ladyfish Applicable_Common_Name: machete del Atlántico Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Megalopidae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Megalops Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Megalops atlanticus Applicable_Common_Name: sábalo Applicable_Common_Name: tarpon Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Superorder Taxon_Rank_Value: Ostariophysi Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Order Taxon_Rank_Value: Cypriniformes Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Superfamily Taxon_Rank_Value: Cobitoidea Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Catostomidae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Subfamily Taxon_Rank_Value: Catostominae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Tribe Taxon_Rank_Value: Moxostomatini Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Erimyzon Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Erimyzon sucetta Applicable_Common_Name: lake chubsucker Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Superfamily Taxon_Rank_Value: Cyprinoidea Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Cyprinidae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Notemigonus Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Notemigonus crysoleucas Applicable_Common_Name: golden shiner Applicable_Common_Name: méné jaune Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Notropis Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Notropis maculatus Applicable_Common_Name: taillight shiner Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Notropis petersoni Applicable_Common_Name: coastal shiner Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Order Taxon_Rank_Value: Siluriformes Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Ariidae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Arius Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Ariopsis felis Applicable_Common_Name: bagre boca chica Applicable_Common_Name: hardhead catfish Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Callichthyidae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Subfamily Taxon_Rank_Value: Callichthyinae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Hoplosternum Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Hoplosternum littorale Applicable_Common_Name: brown hoplo Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Clariidae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Clarias Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Clarias batrachus Applicable_Common_Name: clarias catfish Applicable_Common_Name: walking catfish Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Ictaluridae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Ameiurus Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Ameiurus natalis Applicable_Common_Name: bagre torito amarillo Applicable_Common_Name: barbotte jaune Applicable_Common_Name: yellow bullhead Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Ameiurus nebulosus Applicable_Common_Name: barbotte brune Applicable_Common_Name: brown bullhead Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Ictalurus Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Ictalurus punctatus Applicable_Common_Name: bagre de canal Applicable_Common_Name: barbue de rivière Applicable_Common_Name: channel catfish Applicable_Common_Name: graceful catfish Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Noturus Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Noturus gyrinus Applicable_Common_Name: chat-fou brun Applicable_Common_Name: tadpole madtom Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Superorder Taxon_Rank_Value: Protacanthopterygii Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Order Taxon_Rank_Value: Esociformes Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Esocidae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Esox Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Esox americanus Applicable_Common_Name: brochet d'Amérique (vermiculé) Applicable_Common_Name: grass pickerel Applicable_Common_Name: redfin or grass pickerel Applicable_Common_Name: redfin pickerel Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Esox niger Applicable_Common_Name: brochet maillé Applicable_Common_Name: chain pickerel Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Order Taxon_Rank_Value: Amiiformes Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Amiidae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Amia Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Amia calva Applicable_Common_Name: bowfin Applicable_Common_Name: poisson-castor Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Order Taxon_Rank_Value: Semionotiformes Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Lepisosteidae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Lepisosteus Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Lepisosteus platyrhincus Applicable_Common_Name: Florida gar Access_Constraints: none Use_Constraints: none Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: William F. Loftus Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: Everglades National Park 40001 State Road 9336 City: Homestead State_or_Province: FL Postal_Code: 33034 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 305 242-7835 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 305 242-7836 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bill_loftus@usgs.gov Data_Set_Credit: Personnel from The National Audubon Society are collaborators in this project. Native_Data_Set_Environment: Data are available as MS Access database and as MS Excel spreadsheet Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Loftus, William F. Publication_Date: 2000 Title: Inventory of the fishes in Everglades National Park Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report Series_Information: Series_Name: Florida Scientist Issue_Identification: v. 63, n.1 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Orlando, FL Publisher: Florida Academy of Sciences Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Lorenz, J. J. McIvor, C. C.; Powell , G. V. N.; Frederick, P. C. Publication_Date: 1997 Title: Drop net for quantatatively sampling fishes over wetland surfaces in the dwarf mangrove of the Southern Everglades Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report Series_Information: Series_Name: Wetlands Issue_Identification: v. 17, n. 3 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: McLean, VA Publisher: Society of Wetlands Scientists Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Duever, M. J. Carlson, J. E.; Meeder, J. F.; Duever, L. C.; Gunderson, L. H.; Riopelle, L. A.; Alexander, T. R.; Myers, R. F.; Spangler, D. P. Publication_Date: 1979 Title: Resource inventory and analysis of the Big Cypress National Preserve Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Naples, FL Publisher: Center for Wetlands, UF-Gainesville and National Audabon Society Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Loftus, W. F. Eklund, A. M. Publication_Date: 1994 Title: Long-term dynamics of an Everglades fish community Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: book chapter Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Delray Beach, FL Publisher: St. Lucie Press Other_Citation_Details: Chapter 19 in Everglades: the system and its restoration S. Davis and J. C. Ogden, editors Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Trexler, J. C. Loftus, W. F. Publication_Date: 2001 Title: Analysis of relationships of Everglades fish with hydrology using long-term databases from Everglades National Park Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Miami, FL Publisher: Florida International University Other_Citation_Details: Final report to Evergaldes National Park under FIU Cooperative Agreement CA5280-8-9003 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Trexler, J. C. Loftus, W. F.; Jordan, F.; Chick, J. H.; Kandl, K. L.; McElroy, T. C.; Bass, Jr., O. L. Publication_Date: 2001 Title: Ecological scale and its implications for freshwater fishes in the Florida Everglades Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: book chapter Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Boca Raton, FL Publisher: CRC Press Other_Citation_Details: in The Everglades, Florida Bay, and coral reefs of the Florida Keys: an ecosystem sourcebook J. W. Porter and K. G. Porter, editors Data_Quality_Information: Logical_Consistency_Report: not applicable Completeness_Report: not available Lineage: Methodology: Methodology_Type: Field Methodology_Description: A variety of fish traps were used extensively as well as electrofishing gear, gill nets, cast nets, dip nets, and angling. Process_Step: Process_Description: Duever et al (1979) identified 10 broadly defined habitat types within BICY based on dominant vegetation type; five of these habitats are considered freshwater: cypress forests, mixed swamp forests, mixed pine and cypress prairies, herbaceous prairies, and deep water sloughs and ponds. A sixth habitat (coastal marshes) is predominantly freshwater but is periodically inundated with marine waters. Although not considered by Duever et al. (1979), canals are also a significant part of the BICY landscape and can be considered as a separate freshwater habitat type. All seven habitats will be sampled in relation to habitat abundance with BICY. Sampling effort will be two-tiered. The first tier will include sites readily accessible via roadways or levees. These sites will be subjected to repeated sampling on a seasonal or quarterly basis, depending on hydrologic variability. The second tier will include more remote areas that cannot be accessed by automobile. These sites will be sampled less frequently. Selection of these sites will be determined based on the abundance of the given habitat type and possibility of access. Sampling of these areas will be done using BICY’s helicopter and swamp buggy, and we plan to purchase an all-terrain vehicles, and use USGS airboats. NAS will provide a 4-wheel drive truck for the study. Special effort will be made to sample short hydroperiod wetlands during periods of flooding and to sample sub-habitats with conditions that make them unique or rare within BICY. Fieldwork will consist of a minimum of 9 field weeks or 45 field days. Traditional fisheries collection techniques will be used throughout BICY to assess the composition of the freshwater ichthyofauna. Examples of collection techniques to be used are passive fish traps (e.g. minnow traps), pull seines, experimental gill nets, throw traps, cast nets, block nets, angling, visual surveys, electrofishing, and rotenone application (within enclosures or in small isolated water bodies). A combination of several of these techniques will used at each sampling location so as to reduce gear bias thereby promoting a more accurate census of the fish community. The habitat type and on-site conditions will determine which techniques will be used. Attention will be paid to sampling effort such that quantitative abundances of species can be made (i.e., catch per unit effort or catch per unit area). This is a particularly important part of the gear-testing phase of the first project year that will allow us to select the most appropriate gear for the long-term sampling study in FY04. Application of the proposed techniques is dependent upon BICY issuing the appropriate permits for such activities. To collect data on aquatic animal community composition and dynamics in the Big Cypress Swamp, we will use the sampling protocol established in the cooperative program for the Everglades, to the extent possible to allow comparability of data. Linkages between the data collection in the Big Cypress Swamp and adjacent regions should produce system-wide tracking of aquatic animal communities, and will utilize the different habitat conditions in the regional compartments to assess animal responses. Naturally, the habitat differences in the Big Cypress Swamp will require the use and testing of different methods. To examine seasonal habitat use by the aquatic animals, we intend to include a gradient from shallow marsh/swamp habitats to deeper pool/strand habitats at each sampling location. We anticipate sampling five times per year in February (winter), April (dry season), July (summer), October (wet season), and December (transition between wet and dry). This schedule uses the successful elements from the Everglades program-sampling regime to this study to reduce the amount of method development. In shallow habitats, the throw trap and minnow-trap arrays will be used to collect fishes and invertebrates. In deep strands, we plan to use a boat-mounted electrofisher to sample larger species. Specimens will be preserved and returned to the laboratory for identification and enumeration. The specimens will be saved as vouchers and for processing for life-history data. Large-bodied species will mainly be field-processed and returned alive, except for voucher and life-history samples. Correlative hydrological data will be gathered as discontinuous data from local staff gauges, and as continuous daily data from recording stations. Ancillary habitat data on vegetation cover and local water depths will be taken. During the dry season, it will be necessary to reach sample sites by hiring or borrowing a swamp buggy and/or helicopter, and by purchasing ATV’s. In wet periods, a USGS airboat and van will be used for transport. The pilot study must address questions at two scales: at the local scale of sampling plots in evaluating the best methods for collecting animals. The second level is at the landscape scale, to determine the sampling design. Because the habitats in the Swamp include forested wetlands, there will be an element of sampling method testing in that habitat. The literature contains methodologies developed for other forested wetlands in the southeast US, but these must be evaluated under local conditions. The large size of the Swamp and its diversity of habitats will make stratification of sampling effort necessary to adequately describe the functional responses of the fishes to environmental conditions, especially hydrology and stochastic disturbances. The pilot data will be evaluated with the help of the FCSC statistician before settling on a final design for the project. The project should cover the major habitat types in the ecosystem, but the actual number of sites will depend on the effort needed to sampling them and the resources available. Process_Date: 2004 Process_Step: Process_Description: Work planned for FY 2004 includes: Specific sampling locations will be selected based on consultations with BICY hydrology staff and will be identified in the FY03 annual report (due September 30). Accessibility, and potential accuracy and precision of sampling gear, will be taken into account when selecting study sites. In general, locations for monitoring will be selected based on the potential to gather data for CERP projects that will affect hydrology. We anticipate that the most conspicuous effects will occur along the boarders of the Preserve. In particular, the decompartmentalization of WCA3 Project will alter freshwater flows along the eastern and southern peripheries. The proximal impact of the project will be along the eastern boundary of the Preserve, but the effects will also be transmitted downstream to the ecotonal areas between the freshwater and estuarine areas of the Preserve. Those regions will receive the most sampling attention. However, the western and northern boundaries may also be affected by CERP projects. In particular, the western Preserve may be affected by restoration efforts in the Southern Golden Glades Estates region and the Preserve. Although these effects may not be as pronounced as the eastern and southern areas, there is a possibility for hydrologic changes. Furthermore, it is important to have reference sites as part of a longterm sampling program. Low-impact areas of the Preserve will serve as control sites within our natural experiment so that the magnitude of changes in the high-impact areas may be measured using a BACI design (Before-After-Control-Impact comparisons). Sampling locations in the interior and along the western periphery should be ideal candidates for low-impact sampling sites. Similar suites of aquatic habitats within these sectors will be routinely sampled. Our preliminary results suggest that cypress sloughs, freshwater prairies and marshes, and ecotonal swamps and marshes may be ideal for monitoring sites. Sampling within these habitat types will be stratified between ephemeral wetlands and deep-water, dry season refugia for aquatic organisms. For example, alligator holes or ditches adjacent to wetlands will be routinely sampled to quantify the seasonal movements of fishes along a depth gradient. The concentration of prey species into these refugia is particularly important to understanding wading-bird foraging patterns within the Big Cypress region. The habitat being sampled will determine the sampling protocols. We will use the sampling protocol established in the cooperative program for the Everglades, to the extent possible to allow comparability of data (Trexler et al. 2002). This will allow for linkages between the data collection in the Big Cypress Swamp to adjacent regions within the Greater Everglades. The goal would be to produce a system-wide tracking of aquatic animal communities, and will utilize the different habitat conditions in the regional compartments to assess animal responses. However, it must be recognized that habitats within the Preserve are more diverse than in the Everglades and will require that other methods be used in unique habitats. The findings of the first-year pilot study allow us to suggest the following sampling designs for target habitats. However, until monitoring sites are established it must be recognized that our approach must be somewhat plastic so as to adapt to unforeseen inherent idiosyncrasies associated with any sampling site. In shallow marsh habitats, the throw trap and drift-fence/minnow-trap arrays (Loftus et al. 2002) used in EVER will be used to collect fishes and invertebrates. In forested areas, complex root and stem systems preclude the use of throw traps, so a modified drop trap method will be substituted for throw trapping, however, the drift-fence arrays will still be useful in these areas. In deep strands, alligator holes, and ditches, we plan to use a boat-mounted electrofisher to sample larger species (Nelson and Loftus 1996). Specimens will be preserved and returned to the laboratory for identification and enumeration. The specimens will be saved as vouchers and for processing for life-history data. Large-bodied species will mainly be field-processed and returned alive, except for voucher and life-history samples. Correlative hydrological data will be gathered as discontinuous data from local staff gauges, and as continuous daily data from recording stations. Ancillary habitat data on vegetation cover and local water depths will be taken. We will purchase data-logging water-quality units to record seasonal physico-chemical characteristics of the habitats, such as dissolved oxygen, pH, specific conductance, and temperature. During the dry season, it will be necessary to reach sample sites by hiring or borrowing a swamp buggy and/or helicopter, or by ATV’s. In wet periods, the USGS airboat and a van will be used for transport. We anticipate sampling five times per year in February (winter), April (dry season), July (summer), October (wet season), and December (transition between wet and dry). This schedule uses the successful elements from the Everglades program-sampling regime to this study to reduce the amount of method development. The number of monitoring sites established will be ambitious and will cover all suitable habitat types along the Preserve periphery as described above. However, the actual number of sites will depend on the effort needed to sampling them and the resources available. The collection effort should be supported for a minimum of three years to sample across a range of climatic conditions. Process_Date: 2004 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: William F. Loftus Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: Everglades National Park 40001 State Road 9336 City: Homestead State_or_Province: FL Postal_Code: 33034 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 305 242-7835 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 305 242-7836 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bill_loftus@usgs.gov Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Indirect_Spatial_Reference: Big Cypress National Preserve Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Heather S.Henkel Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: 600 Fourth St. South City: St. Petersburg State_or_Province: FL Postal_Code: 33701 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727 803-8747 ext 3028 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727 803-2030 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: hhenkel@usgs.gov Resource_Description: freshwater fish data from Big CypressNnational Preserve Distribution_Liability: No warrantees are implied or explicit for the data Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: Access Format_Version_Number: 1997 Transfer_Size: 1.52 Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: http://sofia.usgs.gov/exchange/loftus_bicy Access_Instructions: Log onto the SOFIA website at http://sofia.usgs.gov Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: Excel Format_Version_Number: 2000 Transfer_Size: 0.023 Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: http://sofia.usgs.gov/exchange/loftus_bicy Access_Instructions: Log onto the SOFIA website at http://sofia.usgs.gov Fees: none Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20070205 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Heather Henkel Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 600 Fourth Street South City: St. Petersburg State_or_Province: FL Postal_Code: 33701 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727 803-8747 ext 3028 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727 803-2030 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sofia-metadata@usgs.gov Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata Part 1: Biological Data Profile Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001.1-1999