Black Bass Diversity Multidisciplinary Science for Conservation

About this book

The book's 47 chapters cover the biological, ecological, genetic, and management concerns of endemic basses within the genus Micropterus.

The opening chapters profile the nine recognized species of Micropterus and describe their unique conservation needs. Later chapters are dedicated to fishery topics and the influences of human dimensions. New findings pertaining to life history, movement, habitat use, and disease are presented. Large-scale habitat restoration initiatives are described and their positive impacts evaluated. The negative impacts of introduced basses are detailed, with multiple case studies of hybrid introgression. Novel evolutionary lineages such as Bartram's Bass and the newly discovered Choctaw Bass are introduced, and their taxonomic status considered. All chapters emphasize conservation needs for vulnerable populations within their native habitats.

Contains full-colour plates of each species. Black Bass Diversity will be useful to fishery scientists, biologists, managers, culturists, students, and interested public such as anglers and conservationists.

Contents

Foreword: Black Bass Diversity: Bringing Rare Species into Conservation Focus (James M. Long, Brandon L. Barthel, Wesley F. Porak, Micheal S. Allen, Timothy W. Birdsong, Joe E. Slaughter, IV, and Michael D. Tringali)

SPECIES PROFILES
- Black Bass Diversity and Conservation: An Overview (Stephanie L. Shaw)
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu Lacepède, 1802 (Shannon K. Brewer and Donald J. Orth)
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides (Lacepède, 1802) (Julie E. Claussen)
- Spotted Bass Micropterus punctulatus (Rafinesque, 1819) (Timothy N. Churchill and Phillip W. Bettoli)
- Florida Bass Micropterus floridanus (LeSueur, 1822) (Brandon L. Barthel, Micheal S. Allen, Wesley F. Porak, and Janice Kerns)
- Guadalupe Bass Micropterus treculii (Vaillant & Bocourt, 1874) (Stephen G. Curtis, Joshuah S. Perkin, Preston T. Bean, Mario L. Sullivan, and Timothy H. Bonner)
- Redeye Bass Micropterus coosae Hubbs & Bailey, 1940 (Jean K. Leitner and Laurie A. Earley)
- Suwannee Bass Micropteru notius Bailey & Hubbs, 1949 (Eric J. Nagid, Timothy F. Bonvechio, Kimberly I. Bonvechio, and Wesley F. Porak)
- Shoal Bass Micropterus cataractae Williams & Burgess, 1999 (Steven M. Sammons, Katie L. Woodside, and Christopher J. Paxton)
- Alabama Bass Micropterus henshalli Hubbs & Bailey, 1940 (Steven J. Rider and Michael J. Maceina)
- Managing Black Bass in the 21st Century: Staying Relevant (Fred Harris)

FISH POPULATIONS, FISHERIES, AND HUMAN DIMENSIONS
- A Historical Perspective of Black Bass Management in the United States (James M. Long, Micheal S. Allen, Wesley F. Porak, and Cory D. Suski)
- Fishing Warmwater Streams with Limited Public Access: Angling Behavior, Economic Impact, and the Role of Guadalupe Bass in a Twenty-Four-County Region of Texas (Zachary A. Thomas, Thomas L. Arsuffi, and Stephan J. Magnelia)
- Stock Assessment of Shoal Bass in the Chipola River, Florida (Katie L. Woodside, Christopher J. Paxton, and Nicole C. Kierl)
- Assessment of the Shoal Bass Population in the Lower Flint River, Georgia (Travis R. Ingram and John M. Kilpatrick)
- Evaluation of a Five-Year Shoal Bass Conservation-Stocking Program in the Upper Chattahoochee River, Georgia (Michael J. Porta and James M. Long)
- Year-Class Production of Black Bass Before and After Opening of a Spring Catch-and-Release Season in New York: Case Studies from Three Lakes (James R. Jackson, Donald W. Einhouse, Anthony J. VanDeValk, and Thomas E. Brooking)
- Largemouth Bass Management in Wisconsin: Intraspecific and Interspecific Implications of Abundance Increases (Jonathan F. Hansen, Greg G. Sass, Jereme W. Gaeta, Gretchen A. Hansen, Daniel A. Isermann, John Lyons, and M. Jake Vander Zanden)
- Risk of Population Decline for Largemouth Bass in a Potomac River Fishery (USA): Effects from Invasive Northern Snakehead (Joseph W. Love, Joshua J. Newhard, and Mary Groves)
- Fisheries-Induced Evolution in Largemouth Bass: Linking Vulnerability to Angling, Parental Care, and Fitness (David P. Philipp, Julie E. Claussen, Jeffrey B. Koppelman, Jeffrey A. Stein, Steven J. Cooke, Cory D. Suski, David H. Wahl, David A. H. Sutter, and Robert Arlinghaus)

BIOLOGY, ECOLOGY, AND LIFE HISTORY
- Shoal Bass Nesting and Associated Habitat in the Chipola River, Florida (Roger D. Bitz, Patrick A. Strickland, Ted J. Alfermann, Christopher R. Middaugh, and Jennifer A. Bock)
- Movement and Habitat Use of Shoal Bass in a Regulated Portion of the Chattahoochee River, Alabama–Georgia, USA (Steven M. Sammons and Laurie A. Earley)
- Alabama Bass and Redeye Bass Movement and Habitat Use in a Reach of the Tallapoosa River, Alabama Exposed to an Altered Flow Regime (Laurie A. Earley and Steven M. Sammons)
- Biology and Ecology of Neosho Smallmouth Bass and the Genetically Distinct Ouachita Lineage (Shannon K. Brewer and James M. Long)
- Largemouth Bass in Coastal Estuaries: A Comprehensive Study from the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta, Alabama (Dennis R. DeVries, Russell A. Wright, David C. Glover, Troy M. Farmer, Michael R. Lowe, Alicia J. Norris, and Adam C. Peer)
- Factors Associated with Intersex Largemouth Bass from Impoundments in the Southeastern United States (Robert B. Bringolf, Brian J. Irwin, and Kristen A. Kellock)
- The Effects of Disease-Related Mortality of Young-of-Year Smallmouth Bass on Population Characteristics in the Susquehanna River Basin, Pennsylvania and Potential Implications to Conservation of Black Bass Diversity (Geoffrey D. Smith, Vicki S. Blazer, Heather L. Walsh, Luke R. Iwanowicz, Clifford Starliper, and Adam J. Sperry)
- Common Diseases of Black Bass: Implications for Conservation and Management (Jeffrey S. Terhune and Benjamin H. Beck)

SPECIES PLATES: Nine full-page color plates by Joseph R. Tomelleri

HABITAT MANAGEMENT AND RESTORATION
- Native Black Bass Initiative: Implementing Watershed-Scale Approaches to Conservation of Endemic Black Bass and Other Native Fishes in the Southern United States (Timothy W. Birdsong, Micheal S. Allen, Julie E. Claussen, Gary P. Garrett, Timothy B. Grabowski, Jessica Graham, Fred Harris, Andrew Hartzog, Dean Hendrickson, Richard A. Krause, Jean K. Leitner, James M. Long, Christopher K. Metcalf, David P. Philipp, Wesley F. Porak, Scott Robinson, Steven M. Sammons, Stephanie Shaw, Joe E. Slaughter, IV, and Michael D. Tringali)
- Guadalupe Bass Restoration Initiative (Gary P. Garrett, Timothy W. Birdsong, Megan G. Bean, and Ryan McGillicuddy)
- Effects of Large-Scale Habitat Enhancement Strategies on Florida Bass Fisheries (Jason R. Dotson, Kimberly I. Bonvechio, Brandon C. Thompson, William E. Johnson, Nicholas A. Trippel, J. Beacham Furse, Steven Gornak, C. Kevin McDaniel, William F. Pouder, and Erin H. Leone)
- Approaches to Stream Habitat Restoration Techniques in the Southeastern United States (Christopher K. Metcalf and Cameron R. Morris)

CONSERVATION GENETICS
- The Choctaw Bass: An Undescribed Species of Micropterus in the Gulf Coastal Plain Rivers of Florida (Michael D. Tringali, Brandon L. Barthel, Seifu Seyoum, and John R. Knight)
- Shoal Basses: A Clade of Cryptic Identity (Byron J. Freeman, Andrew T. Taylor, Kenneth J. Oswald, John Wares, Mary C. Freeman, Joseph M. Quattro, and Jean K. Leitner)
- Black Bass Hybrids: A Natural Phenomenon in an Unnatural World (Jeffrey B. Koppelman)
- Hybridization between Native Bartram’s Bass and Two Introduced Species in Savannah Drainage Streams (Jean K. Leitner, Kenneth J. Oswald, Max Bangs, Dan Rankin, and Joseph M. Quattro)
- Hybridization Threatens Shoal Bass Populations in the Upper Chattahoochee River Basin (Elizabeth E. Dakin, Brady A. Porter, Byron J. Freeman, and James M. Long)
- Distribution and Amount of Hybridization between Shoal Bass and the Invasive Spotted Bass in the Lower Flint River, Georgia (Alicia C. Alvarez, Douglas Peterson, Andrew T. Taylor, Michael D. Tringali, and Brandon L. Barthel)
- Conservation Status of Shoal Bass in the Chipola River, Florida: The Threat of Hybridization with Native and Nonnative Congeners (Michael D. Tringali, Patrick A. Strickland, Richard A. Krause, Seifu Seyoum, Brandon L. Barthel, Alicia C. Alvarez, and Cecilia Puchulutegui)
- Reducing Hybridization and Introgression in Wild Populations of Guadalupe Bass through Supplemental Stocking (B. Paul Fleming, Gary P. Garrett, and Nathan G. Smith)
- Inferred Reproductive Behavior of Captive Guadalupe Bass (Dijar Lutz-Carrillo, Chris Thibodeaux, Megan Elliott, Nicholas A. Rathjen, Carl Kittel, Loraine T. Fries, and Gary P. Garrett)
- The Development of a Genetic Conservation Program for the Florida Bass in Its Native Range (Wesley F. Porak, Brandon L. Barthel, Richard B. Stout, Michael D. Tringali, Michael Matthews, William F. Pouder, and David P. Philipp)
- Evolutionary Genetic Diversification, Demography, and Conservation of Bartram’s Bass (Kenneth J. Oswald, Jean K. Leitner, Daniel Rankin, D. Hugh Barwick, Byron J. Freeman, Thomas Greig, Max Bangs, and Joseph M. Quattro)
- Implications of Microsatellite DNA Variation upon Management of Virginia Smallmouth Bass Populations (Eric M. Hallerman, Nathan Johnson, and Dan Dutton)
- Genetic Analysis and Conservation Status of Native Populations of Largemouth Bass in Northeastern Mexico (Francisco J. García De León, Rocío I. Rodríguez-Martínez, and Dean A. Hendrickson)
- Range-Wide Genetic Evaluation of the Suwannee Bass Reveals Divergent Lineages and Evidence of Small Founding Populations (Brandon L. Barthel, Wesley F. Porak, Michael D. Tringali, and David P. Philipp)

SYMPOSIUM CLOSING
- Black Bass Diversity: Multidisciplinary Science for Conservation (Joe E. Slaughter, IV)

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