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ArticleScientific reports2020

Precipitous Declines in Northern Gulf of Mexico Invasive Lionfish Populations Following the Emergence of an Ulcerative Skin Disease.

Holden E Harris, Alexander Q Fogg, Micheal S Allen, Robert N M Ahrens, William F Patterson

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Article in Scientific reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Holden E HarrisSchool of Natural Resources and Environment, Institute of Food and Agriculture Sciences, University of Florida, PO Box 116455, Bldg. 0724, 103 Black Hall, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA. holdenharris@ufl.edu.
Alexander Q FoggOkaloosa County Board of County Commissioners, Destin - Fort Walton Beach, FL, 32548, USA.
Micheal S AllenFisheries and Aquatic Sciences, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, Institute of Food and Agriculture Sciences, University of Florida, 7922 NW 71st Street, Gainesville, FL, 32653, USA.
Robert N M AhrensFisheries and Aquatic Sciences, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, Institute of Food and Agriculture Sciences, University of Florida, 7922 NW 71st Street, Gainesville, FL, 32653, USA.
William F PattersonFisheries and Aquatic Sciences, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, Institute of Food and Agriculture Sciences, University of Florida, 7922 NW 71st Street, Gainesville, FL, 32653, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Invasive Indo-Pacific lionfish Pterois volitans/miles have become well-established in many western Atlantic marine habitats and regions. However, high densities and low genetic diversity could make their populations susceptible to disease. We examined changes in northern Gulf of Mexico (nGOM) lionfish populations following the emergence of an ulcerative skin disease in August 2017, when estimated disease prevalence was as high as 40%. Ulcerated female lionfish had 9% lower relative condition compared to non-ulcerated females. Changes in lionfish size composition indicated a potential recruitment failure in early summer 2018, when the proportion of new recruits declined by >80%. Remotely operated vehicle surveys during 2016-2018 indicated lionfish population density declined in 2018 by 75% on natural reefs. The strongest declines (77-79%) in lionfish density were on high-density (>25 lionfish per 100 m

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FishesAnimalsCommunicable Diseases, EmergingCoral ReefsFemaleFish DiseasesGulf of AmericaIntroduced SpeciesMalePrevalenceSkin Ulcer

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PMCPMC7000744

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