Bayesian multistate models for measuring invasive carp movement and evaluating telemetry array performance.

ABSTRACT: Understanding the movement patterns of an invasive species can be a powerful tool in designing effective management and control strategies. Here, we used a Bayesian multistate model to investigate the movement of two invasive carp species, silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) and bighead carp (H. nobilis), using acoustic telemetry. The invaded portions of the Illinois and Des Plaines Rivers, USA, are a high priority management zone in the broader efforts to combat the spread of invasive carps from reaching the Laurentian Great Lakes. Our main objective was to characterize the rates of upstream and downstream movements by carps between river pools that are maintained by navigation lock and dam structures. However, we also aimed to evaluate the efficacy of the available te

SUBMITTER: Stanton JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11313411 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature