Ecological niche modeling as a predictive tool: silverand bighead carps in North America |
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Authors: | Pingfu Chen E. O. Wiley Kristina M. Mcnyset |
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Affiliation: | (1) Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research Center, The University of Kansas, 1345 Jayhawk Blvd., Lawrence, KS 66045-7561, USA |
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Abstract: | The silver carp and bighead carp (Cyprinidae), native to eastern Asia, have been introduced into the United States in attempts to improve water quality in aquaculture ponds, reservoirs, and sewage pools. Escaped or released specimens from fish farms have been reported in many states, and both species are already locally established and spreading further. We used the Genetic Algorithm for Rule-set Prediction (GARP) to model the niches of these two carps in their native ranges using hydrologic and general environmental parameters in concert with native distributional data. The results accurately predicted native occurrence data withheld from the modeling process (P < 0.01). We then projected the niche models onto the North American landscape. Native niche range models significantly predicted known occurrence data from North American introductions (P < 0.001). Further, the models suggest that both species have the potential of spreading throughout the eastern U.S. and selected areas of the West Coast. |
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Keywords: | Bighead Carp GARP Invasive species Niche modeling Silver Carp |
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