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A stage-based matrix population model of invasive lionfish with implications for control
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The rapid invasion of lionfish into the Western North Atlantic and Caribbean will undoubtedly affect native reef fishes via processes such as trophic disruption and niche takeover, yet little is known about the dynamics of this invasion. We constructed a stage-based, matrix population model in which matrix elements were comprised of lower-level parameters. Lionfish vital rates were estimated from existing literature and from new field and laboratory studies. Sensitivity analysis of lower-level parameters revealed that population growth rate is most influenced by larval mortality; elasticity analysis of the matrix indicated strong influence of the adult and juvenile survival elements. Based on this model, approximately 27% of an invading adult lionfish population would have to be removed monthly for abundance to decrease. Hierarchical modeling indicated that this point estimate falls within a broad uncertainty interval which could result from imprecise estimates of life-history parameters. The model demonstrated that sustained removal efforts could be substantially more effective by targeting juveniles as well as adults.
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“Both of these studies relied on parameters that were not derived from data on lionfish reproduction in the Caribbean.”
From Reproductive biology of invasive lionfish (Pterois spp.) (2015) · cites this paper as Morris et al., 2011a
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“To date, two studies have used modeling to predict responses of lionfish populations to removals (Barbour et al., 2011;Morris et al., 2011a).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Morris, J. A., Shertzer, K. W., & Rice, J. A.
- Affiliations
- NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (US)
- NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (US)
- North Carolina State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Morris, James A.
- Venue
- Biological Invasions
- Published
- 2010-06-05
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 7-12
- ISSN
- 1387-3547 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-1464
- OpenAlex
- W2124359818
- Cited by
- 135
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 6.63
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Biological Invasions (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Nature and Landscape Conservation › Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Keywords
- lionfish, Pterois volitans, invasive species, population dynamics, vital rates, larval mortality, population growth rate, sensitivity analysis, elasticity analysis, invasive species management, juvenile survival, Caribbean, western North Atlantic
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