@article{6dbc83df5dc34d36997c19997d78089e,
title = "New records of Spotted Bass, Micropterus punctulatus, within the Mississippi River Basin, Illinois",
abstract = "Spotted Bass Micropterus punctulatus, like many sport fishes, have experienced range expansion through intentional introductions (i.e., legal stocking and illegal transfers) and migration across the United States. In Illinois, USA, native populations of Spotted Bass occur along the eastern and southern border of the state. We report new records of Spotted Bass in their non-native range of the Illinois Waterway and the Illinois portion of the Upper Mississippi River in addition to collections in their native range in the Illinois sections of the Ohio and Wabash rivers to better understand their current distribution. Continuous, collaborative efforts to track the distribution and expansion of non-native fishes are important for maintaining and establishing native and non-native fisheries management objectives and education, as non-native fishes can influence native species population distribution and dynamics.",
keywords = "Centrarchidae, Illinois Waterway, distribution, long-term monitoring, sportfish",
author = "Whitten, {Andrya L.} and Harris, {Brandon S.} and DeBoer, {Jason A.} and McClelland, {Nerissa N.} and Lamer, {James T.}",
note = "Funding Information: The authors thank current and former Illinois River Biological Station staff for assistance in data collection and curation, the Illinois Natural History Survey Fish Collection staff for completing species identification verifications, and C.A. Taylor (INHS) and B.A. Metzke (IDNR) for data assistance. Funding was provided through the LTEF program by the Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act (P.L. 81‐6814, Dingell‐Johnson/Wallop‐Breaux) with funds administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (F‐101‐R). The findings and conclusions in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the funding source. Funding Information: The authors thank current and former Illinois River Biological Station staff for assistance in data collection and curation, the Illinois Natural History Survey Fish Collection staff for completing species identification verifications, and C.A. Taylor (INHS) and B.A. Metzke (IDNR) for data assistance. Funding was provided through the LTEF program by the Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act (P.L. 81-6814, Dingell-Johnson/Wallop-Breaux) with funds administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (F-101-R). The findings and conclusions in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the funding source. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2023 The Authors. Ecology and Evolution published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.",
year = "2023",
month = jan,
doi = "10.1002/ece3.9777",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "13",
journal = "Ecology and Evolution",
issn = "2045-7758",
publisher = "John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.",
number = "1",
}