Long-Term Large Stream Fish Community Trends in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Kulp MA, Moore SE, Simcox B, Abramson C. 2012. Long-Term Large Stream Fish Community Trends in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. NPS/GRSM/NRDS—2012/xxx. National Park Service. Fort Collins, CO
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM) is an International Biosphere Reserve and a World heritage Site located at the southern half of the boundary between Tennessee and North Carolina. GRSM covers more than 2,108 km², includes more than 3,400 km of streams and has the highest visitation of any of the National Parks, with more than 9 million visits annually. There are 58 fish species native to GRSM, including three federally threatened and endangered (T&E) fish species found only on Abrams Creek within GRSM; the Citico darter, Smoky madtom and yellowfin madtom. The GRSM Fisheries Management Plan identified monitoring of federally T&E fishes as a critical objective. The widespread declines of native fish species in the southeastern United States highlights the importance and urgency of understanding trends in fish assemblages from undisturbed habitats.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Kulp, Matt; Moore, Stephen; Simcox, Brandon; Abramson, Caleb
- Date of Issue
- 2012-02
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- GRSM
- Keywords
- Fisheries Management, Inventory And Monitoring, large stream monitoring, Native Fish, Threatened and Endangered
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Freshwater Communities , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Fishes