Modeling the Potential Spread of the Recently Identified Non-Native Panther Grouper (Chromileptes altivelis) in the Atlantic Using a Cellular Automaton Approach

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 8; no. 8; p. e73023
• Main Authors: Johnston, Matthew W., Purkis, Sam J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 29.08.2013; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Algorithms; Animals; Aquaculture; Aquariums; Atlantic Ocean; Bass; Beaches; Biology; Breeding; Case studies; Cellular automata; Chromileptes altivelis; Computer Science; Computer simulation; Coral reefs; Cromileptes altivelis; Dermatolepis inermis; Ecosystem; Environment; Fecundity; Female; Fish; Fishing; Florida; Geological surveys; Habitat preferences; Introduced Species; Invasive fish; Invasive species; Jupiter; Keys (islands); Life history; Male; Marine Biology; Marine ecology; Modelling; Models, Theoretical; Morphology; Nonnative species; Periodic variations; Periodicity; Place preferences; Population; Population Dynamics; Pterois; Pterois volitans; R&D; Reproducibility of Results; Research & development; Rypticus saponaceus; Florida; Atlantic Ocean; United States > US; Gulf of Mexico
• ISSN: 1932-6203; 1932-6203
• DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0073023

The Indo-pacific panther grouper (Chromileptes altiveli) is a predatory fish species and popular imported aquarium fish in the United States which has been recently documented residing in western Atlantic waters. To date, the most successful marine invasive species in the Atlantic is the lionfish (P...