CERC Science Topic: Invasive Species

There are thousands of nonindigenous species now established in the United States, posing risks to native species, valued ecosystems, and human and wildlife health.
An invasive species is an exotic species whose introduction into an ecosystem in which the species is not native causes, or is likely to cause, environmental, economic or harm to human health.
It is important to note that an invasive species refers to ecosystem or environmental boundaries, not political ones. In addition to the many invasive species from outside the U.S., there are many species from within the U.S. that are invasive in other parts of the country because they are not native to the ecosystem in which they have become established.
Invaders can extract a huge cost. The current annual environmental, economic, and health-related costs of invasive species exceed those of all other natural disasters combined.

CERC is actively conducting research and monitoring invasive carps from Asia: http://www.cerc.usgs.gov/Branches.aspx?BranchId=40

http://www.asiancarp.us/
Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee
The Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee with support from federal, state, and local agencies, and other private stakeholder entities, will create a sustainable Asian carp control program to prevent introduction and implement actions to protect and maintain the integrity and safety of the Great Lakes ecosystem from an Asian carp invasion via all viable pathways. The goals and actions of the ACRCC are outlined in the 2011 Asian Carp Control Strategy Framework and the 2011 Monitoring and Rapid Response plan.

Invasive Carp IPM USGS Demonstration Project on the Illinois River:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nN8CC3Jax1k (trailer)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLnFbd5FvFY (full)

Silverfin: Eating Bighead and Silver Carp in cooperation with the Louisana Department of Wildlife and Fish (LDWF)
Invasive Asian Carp: "Flying Fish, Great Dish":

Louisana State University, AgCenter; Sea Grant; and the USGS (December 2009):
Flying Fish, Great Dish (Part 1: Introduction & Removing Filets)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1NVUV8yhmU
Flying Fish, Great Dish (Part 2: Making "Flying Carp Wings")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB-fmA07gZ8
Flying Fish, Great Dish (Part 3: Deboning Filets & Closing Credits)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhGkjwxm_0o

Research Studies

Publications

Embryonic and larval development and early behavior in grass carp, (Ctenopharyngodon idella): Implications for recruitment in rivers (92052)

George, A.E., and Chapman, D.C., 2015, Embryonic and larval development and early behavior in grass carp, (Ctenopharyngodon idella): Implications for recruitment in rivers, PLoS ONE 10(3): e0119023, (92052)
Quantification of eDNA shedding rates from invasive bighead carp Hypophthalmichthys nobilis and silver carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (92042)

Klymus, K.E., Richter, C.A., Chapman, D.C., and Paukert, C., 2015, Quantification of eDNA shedding rates from invasive bighead carp Hypophthalmichthys nobilis and silver carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix, Biological Conservation 183: 77-84, (92042)
First evidence of grass carp recruitment in the Great Lakes basin (91967)

Chapman, D.C., Davis, J.J., Jenkins, J.A., Kocovsky, P.M., Miner, J.G., Farver, J., and Jackson, P.R., 2013, First evidence of grass carp recruitment in the Great Lakes basin, Journal of Great Lakes Research 39(4): 547-554, (91967)
Location and timing of Asian carp spawning in the Lower Missouri River (91913)

Deters, J.E., Chapman, D.C., and McElroy, B., 2013, Location and timing of Asian carp spawning in the Lower Missouri River, Environmental Biology of Fishes 96(5): 617-629, (91913)
Aspects of embryonic and larval development in bighead carp Hypophthalmichthys nobilis and silver carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (91962)

George, A.E., and Chapman, D.C., 2013, Aspects of embryonic and larval development in bighead carp Hypophthalmichthys nobilis and silver carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix, PLoS ONE 8(8): e73829, (91962)
Binational ecological risk assessment of bigheaded carps (91911)

Cudmore, B., Mandrak, N.E., Dettmers, J.M., Chapman, D.C., and Kolar, C.S., 2012, Binational ecological risk assessment of bigheaded carps, DFO Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat, Research Document 2011/114, 57 p., (91911)
Thermal and hydrologic suitability of Lake Erie and its major tributaries for spawning of Asian carps (91883)

Kocovsky, P.M., Chapman, D.C., and McKenna, J.E., 2012, Thermal and hydrologic suitability of Lake Erie and its major tributaries for spawning of Asian carps, Journal of Great Lakes Research 38(1): 159-166, (91883)
Tools for assessing kinship, population structure, phylogeography, and interspecific hybridization in Asian carps invasive to the Mississippi River, USA: isolation and characterization of novel tetranucleotide microsatellite DNA loci in silver carp (91776)

King, T.L., Eackles, M.S., and Chapman, D.C., 2011, Tools for assessing kinship, population structure, phylogeography, and interspecific hybridization in Asian carps invasive to the Mississippi River, USA: isolation and characterization of novel tetranucleotide microsatellite DNA loci in silver carp , Conservation Genetics Resources 3(3): 397-401, (91776)
Facts About Invasive Bighead and Silver Carps

Chapman, D.C., 2010, Facts About Invasive Bighead and Silver Carps
Genetic diversity and variation of mitochondrial DNA in native and introduced bighead carp (91722)

Li, S., Yang, Q., Xu, J., Wang, C., Chapman, D.C., and Lu, G., 2010, Genetic diversity and variation of mitochondrial DNA in native and introduced bighead carp, Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 139(4): 937-346, (91722)
Grassland birds wintering at U.S. Navy facilities in southern Texas (91719)

Woodin, M.C., Skoruppa, M.K., Pearce, B.D., Ruddy, A.J., and Hickman, G.C., 2010, Grassland birds wintering at U.S. Navy facilities in southern Texas, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2010-1115, 48 p., (91719)
Effect of water hardness and dissolved-solid concentration on hatching success and egg size in bighead carp (91667)

Chapman, D.C. and Deters, J.E., 2009, Effect of water hardness and dissolved-solid concentration on hatching success and egg size in bighead carp, Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 138(6): 1226-1231, (91667)
Exotic plant species associations with horse trails, old roads, and intact native communities in the Missouri Ozarks (91587)

Stroh, E.D., and Struckoff, M.A., 2009, Exotic plant species associations with horse trails, old roads, and intact native communities in the Missouri Ozarks, Natural Areas Journal 29(1): 50-56, (91587)
The Unusual Suspects

Chapman, D.C., 2007, The Unusual Suspects, U.S. Geological Survey, Podcast
Bigheaded carps: a biological synopsis and environmental risk assessment (91555)

Kolar, C.S., Chapman, D.C., Courteney, W.R., Jr., Housel, C.M., Williams, J.D., and Jennings, D.P., 2007, Bigheaded carps: a biological synopsis and environmental risk assessment, Bethesda, MD, American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 33, 204 p., (91555)
Early development of four cyprinids native to the Yangtze River, China (91783)

Chapman, D.C., ed., 2006, Early development of four cyprinids native to the Yangtze River, China, U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 239, 51 p., (91783)
Reproductive condition and occurrence of intersex in bighead carp and silver carp in the Missouri River (91467)

Papoulias, D.M., Chapman, D., and Tillitt, D.E., 2006, Reproductive condition and occurrence of intersex in bighead carp and silver carp in the Missouri River, Hydrobiologia 571(1): 355-360, (91467)
Asian carp of the genus Hypophthalmichthys (Pisces, Cyprinidae) - A biological synopsis and environmental risk assessment (91440)
Carp Lemonade (91782)

Chapman, D.C., 2004, Carp Lemonade, Missouri Conservationist 65(7): 9-13, (91782)
An examination of the sensitivity of bighead carp and silver carp to antimycin A and rotenone (91293)

Chapman, D., Fairchild, J., Carollo, B., Deters, J., Feltz, K., and Witte, C., 2003, An examination of the sensitivity of bighead carp and silver carp to antimycin A and rotenone, U.S. Geological Survey, Columbia Environmental Research Center, 22 p., (91293)
Efficacy of glyphosate and five surfactants for controlling giant salvinia (91229)

Fairchild, J.F., Allert, A.L., Riddle, J.S., and Gladwin, D., 2002, Efficacy of glyphosate and five surfactants for controlling giant salvinia, Journal of Aquatic Plant Management 40(2): 53-58, (91229)
Phosphorus retention by grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) fed sago pondweed (Potamogeton pectinatus) (90554)

Chapman, D.C., Hubert, W.A., and Jackson, U.T., 1987, Phosphorus retention by grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) fed sago pondweed (Potamogeton pectinatus), Aquaculture, 65: 221-225, (90554)

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