Hurricane-induced dramatic decline and natural recovery of a vulnerable sportfish population: Shoal bass (Micropterus cataractae) in the Chipola River, Florida

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 954; p. 176306
• Main Authors: Henry, Ryan D., Strickland, Patrick A., Barthel, Brandon, Winston, Bryan, Lorenzen, Kai
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.12.2024
• Subjects: Animals; Bass; Cyclonic Storms; decline; effective population size; environment; Fish conservation; Florida; freshwater; game fish; Genetic monitoring; hurricanes; Inbreeding depression; interspecific hybridization; Micropterus; Natural disaster; Population Dynamics; Rivers; Shoal bass; species; species abundance; surveys; watersheds; young of the year; Florida; Natural disaster; Inbreeding depression; Shoal bass; Population dynamics; Fish conservation; Genetic monitoring
• ISSN: 0048-9697; 1879-1026; 1879-1026
• DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176306

Freshwater fishes are among the most biodiverse vertebrate groups and among the most threatened by anthropogenic activities. Many occur in small and geographically restricted populations that are increasingly subject to catastrophic events (hurricanes, wildfires, extreme floods and droughts), but it...