Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: William F. Loftus Jerome J. Lorenz (National Audubon Society) Publication_Date: 2005 Title: Big Cypress National Preserve Fish Inventory and Monitoring Data Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: spreadsheet and database Online_Linkage: http://sofia.usgs.gov/exchange/loftus_bicy Description: Abstract: The Big Cypress national Preserve Fish Inventory database contains records of the inventory of freshwater fishes of the Big Cypress National Preserve (BICY) conducted by the National Audubon Society's Tavernier Science Center as part of the National Park Service (NPS) Inventory and Monitoring Project. The database includes data from October 2002 through April 2004. The Big Cypress National Preserve Fish Monitoring and Assessment data collections for aquatic animals from BICY were begun in July 2004. The spreadsheet contains worksheets for Raccoon Point, L28, and Bear Island. Purpose: Although a major ecosystem of the South Florida area, the Big Cypress National Preserve (BICY), is poorly understood in biological terms. To detect changes in natural and artificial habitats resulting from Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (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 has several objectives, the foremost of which is to continue a program of aquatic study in 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, and 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). Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 200210 Ending_Date: 2004 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: -81.5 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.75 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 26.3 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 25.75 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none Theme_Keyword: biology Theme_Keyword: fish Theme_Keyword: monitoring Theme_Keyword: ecology Theme_Keyword: aquatic animals Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category Theme_Keyword: biota Theme_Keyword: environment Theme_Keyword: inlandWaters Theme_Keyword: 002 Theme_Keyword: 007 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: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Geographic Names Information System Place_Keyword: Everglades National Park Place_Keyword: Big Cypress National Preserve Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none Place_Keyword: SW Big Cypress Place_Keyword: Raccoon Point Place_Keyword: Bear Island Place_Keyword: L28 Taxonomy: Keywords/Taxon: Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus: none Taxonomic_Keywords: fish Taxonomic_Keywords: multiple species Taxonomic_Keywords: animals 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 to Canada: mollusks 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. 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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 Browse_Graphic: Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://sofia.usgs.gov/exchange/loftus_bicy/loftus_bicylocation.html Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Big Cypress National Preserve monitoring sites location map Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF Data_Set_Credit: Project personnel include Greg Ellis and Mark Zokan of the National Audubon Society Native_Data_Set_Environment: Data are available as an MS Access database (.mdb) and an MS Excel spreadsheet (.xls) Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Ellis, Greg Zokan, Marcus Loftus, William F. Lorenz, Jerome J. Publication_Date: 2005 Title: Inventory of Freshwater Fishes of the Big Cypress National Preserve Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report Other_Citation_Details: This is the final project report to the USGS Greater Everglades Priority Ecosystems Science Program Online_Linkage: http://sofia.usgs.gov/publications/reports/fish_bcnp/ 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. L. Spangler, D.P. Publication_Date: 1986 Title: The Big Cypress National Preserve Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report Publication_Information: Publication_Place: New York, NY Publisher: National Audubon Society Data_Quality_Information: Logical_Consistency_Report: 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. Completeness_Report: Only the June/July 2004 sampling was conducted due to funding being redirected. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: The location of each sampling point was recorded using a Garmin Etrex Vista GPS unit. 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. Opportunistic sampling was conducted using light-tackle, hook-and-line fishing with a variety of lures and live or dead baits. Lines of baited hooks were also occasionally deployed in canals in attempts to catch catfish, although hoop nets proved substantially more effective. Finally, sight records were kept for any species observed in the field that could be positively identified without being captured. Process_Step: Process_Description: 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 have been 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. TRAPS: Traps provide a means of sampling with a standardized unit of effort and are suitable for use in virtually any habitat. They are also relatively portable, and therefore suitable for work in remote locations. They have the disadvantage of having inherent selection biases, based both on trap construction, and size and behavior of targeted species. To attempt to minimize these, we deployed a variety of small-fish traps simultaneously. These included Gee-type minnow traps, box traps, collapsible mesh traps, and Breder traps. Soak times were generally 24 hours, although one-hour sets were also performed. Small-fish traps were consistently fished unbaited and relied on passive encounters to generate captures. Hoop nets were used to sample larger fishes in deeper water. They were fished unbaited with or without leads, and were also baited with cheese to selectively target catfish species that had proved difficult to obtain otherwise. The hoop nets used here were 1.4 meters in overall length and were constructed from four 50-cm diameter fiberglass hoops and tar-coated twine with a 2.5 cm mesh size. The nets had two throats and an approximately 15 cm diameter aperture. Typically, hoop nets were deployed for 24-hour intervals. Electrofishing: Electrofishing was conducted in locations where habitat composition allowed. Two electrofishing setups were used. The first utilized a boat-mounted Smith-Root type 6A electrofisher with a maximum current output of 1008 volts DC at 120 pulses per second or 720 volts AC at 60 hertz. It was used extensively for sampling in canals but was too large to penetrate into other habitats. Effort was generally standardized by conducting 100-meter transects, although opportunistic sampling around structures such as bridge pilings was conducted as well. Forested habitats and marshes were sampled using a small barge carrying a Smith-Root model 2.5 GPP electrofisher with a maximum current of 1000 volts at either 120 pulses per second DC or 60 hertz AC. The barge drew only several centimeters of water and was only a meter wide, but still could not penetrate into heavily vegetated habitats. Samples were standardized to 300 seconds of total shock time. NETS: Experimental gill nets were used to sample canal fishes. Two nets each composed of 4 242 cm deep x 180 wide cm panels were fished in tandem. The first had mesh sizes of 1.2, 2.5, 3.7, and 5 cm while the second was composed of panels with mesh of 6.2, 7.6, 8.8, and 11 cm. Nets were typically set from 1 to 4 hours. Reptile entanglements were problematic when using these nets. Encounters with alligators were particularly damaging, precluding longer sets. While unsuitable for providing quantitative data, cast nets were used extensively in an opportunistic fashion to capture species sighted in canals. The cast nets had a radius of 180 cm and a 1.2 cm mesh size. Dip nets were used for sampling in dense vegetation. These nets had fine mesh (<1mm) and were the most effective method for collecting small species, such as least killifish (Heterandria formosa) and Everglades pygmy sunfish (Elassoma evergladei). OTHER: Opportunistic sampling was conducted using light-tackle, hook-and-line fishing with a variety of lures and live or dead baits. Lines of baited hooks were also occasionally deployed in canals in attempts to catch catfish, although hoop nets proved substantially more effective. Finally, sight records were kept for any species observed in the field that could be positively identified without being captured. Measurements We recorded the location of each sampling site as universal transverse mercator (UTM) coordinates using a Garmin Etrex Vista GPS. For each sample, all specimens were identified to species, and total catch per species recorded. We measured total lengths 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. We 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. Voucher Specimens We 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 ws an ongoing process and continued for the duration of the study. Upon completion of this project, vouchers will be transferred to an NPS-identified repository. 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 Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point Point_and_Vector_Object_Information: SDTS_Terms_Description: SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 3 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983 Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80 Semi-major_Axis: 6378137 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257 Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: Admin_units Entity_Type_Definition: Administrative units of the Big Cypress National Preserve Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Big Cypress National Preserve Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: Catch Info Entity_Type_Definition: Records of all individuals captured. An individual record represents a single species present in an sample. Information collected includes the Sample_ID, Species_ID, total number of individuals of the species present, and the length of up to 20 individuals of the species captured. Entity_Type_Definition_Source: project personnel Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: Habitat_Types Entity_Type_Definition: List of the habitat categories used to define the communities sampled in BICY. Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Duever, M. J., J. E. Carlson, J. F. Meeder, L.C. Duever, L. H. Gunderson, L.A. Riopelle, T. R. Alexander, R. L. Myers, and D. P. Spangler. 1986. The Big Cypress National Preserve. National Audubon Society, New York Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: Sample_Info Entity_Type_Definition: Identifies a single sampling event including: Sample_ID, Gear_ID, Trip_ID, Repitition Number, Total Repititions, Duration, Water Depth, and Notes Entity_Type_Definition_Source: project personnel Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: Sampling Locations Entity_Type_Definition: Data describing the physical location of each sampling site including Site_ID, UTM Northing and Easting for the site, BICY admin unit, habitat identification, and the geographic region of Big Cypress in which a site was located. Entity_Type_Definition_Source: project personnel Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: Sampling Expedition Info Entity_Type_Definition: Physical data for each site including Trip_ID, Site_ID, water temperature, dissolved oxygen, water column salininty, pH, date and time of sampling trip, and notes Entity_Type_Definition_Source: project personnel Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: Sampling Gear Types Entity_Type_Definition: List of all sampling methods employed during the study including Gear_ID, method (name of sampling technique, and a fuller description of ech sampling method Entity_Type_Definition_Source: project personnel Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: Speciestable Entity_Type_Definition: Master list of all species that were expected to occur in BICY including the scientific name of each species, genus and family of the species, and the common name of each species Entity_Type_Definition_Source: project personnel Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: Voucher Info Entity_Type_Definition: Table contains information of all voucher specimens collected during this project including the Voucher_ID, Species_ID from the Speciestable, and Sample_ID to identify the cample from which each voucher was drawn Entity_Type_Definition_Source: project personnel 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: Big Cypress Fish Inventory and Monitoring Data 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: 20060422 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