Freshwater Fish Inventory: Northeast Temperate Network, 1999-2001
Mather ME, Norris AJ, Carey MP. 2003. Freshwater Fish Inventory: Northeast Temperate Network, 1999-2001. Natural Resource Technical Report: Northeast Region. NPS/NER/NRTR—2005/16. National Park Service. Woodstock, VT
Freshwater fish are an important component of aquatic ecosystems by acting as key predators and enhancing trophic diversity. Freshwater fish also provide important recreational opportunities for anglers and have been a principal funding source for aquatic resource conservation through the sale of fishing licenses. Phase I of the National Park Service (NPS) Inventory & Monitoring (I&M) program involves conducting biological inventories to document occurrence (presence/absence), and under certain circumstances, abundance for vertebrates and vascular plants. This project establishes baseline inventories of freshwater fish for seven National Parks of the Northeast Temperate Network (NETN). Few parks within the network have had research or inventories conducted on freshwater fish creating a gap in our understanding of this resource. Freshwater fish play an important role in aquatic systems of National Parks; knowledge of the fish fauna within the parks will allow park managers to better understand and manage park natural resources. This freshwater fish inventory was conducted between 1999-2001 at seven NETN parks: Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller-National Historical Park, Minute Man National Historical Park, Morristown National Historical Park, Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Site, Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, Saratoga National Historical Park, and Weir Farm National Historic Site (Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site habitats were very different from those at other northeastern parks. A tabulated list of possible freshwater species (12 potential species, 11 native species) from the existing gray literature was done, but no field sampling was done.). The primary goals of this inventory were to address the information gaps related to freshwater fish diversity in these seven parks and document 90% of the fish species present. Objectives 1) To compile and review existing freshwater fish information for each park. 2) Determine the composition of fish communities in all major habitats within each park
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Mather, Martha; Norris, Alicia; Carey, Michael
- Date of Issue
- 2003
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- CACO , ELRO , HOFR , MABI , MIMA , MORR , ROVA , SAGA , SARA , VAMA , WEFA
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Fish Communities, Fisheries Management, Hydrology, Surface Water