Version History for U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1485

U.S. Geological Survey Invasive Species Research—Improving Detection, Awareness, Decision Support, and Control

By Cindy Kolar Tam, Wesley M. Daniel, Earl Campbell, James J. English, and Suzanna C. Soileau

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First posted online November 3, 2021

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Revised and reposted May 31, 2022, as version 1.1

p. ii: Added "(5-meter)" after "16 1/2-foot" in the description of the python.
p. 6: Changed "Early detection and rapid response refers to a coordinated set of actions to detect and eradicate potential invasive species before it spreads, becomes established, and causes harm." to "Early detection and rapid response refers to a coordinated set of actions to detect and eradicate potential invasive species before they spread, become established, and cause harm."
p. 9: Changed "lower costs" to "reduce costs".
p. 9: Changed "Use of eDNA rapid detection kits" to "eDNA rapid detection kits".
p. 10: Deleted "the" before "elodea (Elodea spp.)", changed "plants (" to ",", and changed ")" to ",".
p. 10: Changed "ichthyoplankton tows" to "ichthyoplankton samples".
p. 10: Add period in "(Zosterra spp.)"
p. 13: Change "There is an increased threat of the invasive bighead, black, and silver carps found in the Mississippi River Basin, entering the Great Lakes, and spreading in other basins.” to "There is an increased threat of invasive bighead, black, and silver carps spreading from the Mississippi River Basin to the Great Lakes and other basins.”
p. 13: Changed "The USGS is also developing and testing pesticides designed to selectively target invasive carps and that take advantage of either greater sensitivity of invasive carps to certain chemicals or their specialized feeding strategies." to "The USGS is also developing and testing pesticides designed to selectively target invasive carps; these pesticides take advantage of either greater sensitivity of invasive carps to certain chemicals or their specialized feeding strategies."
p. 14: In the Lethal Controls of Black Carp sidebar, added "a" in “hard bait that only takes effect when a black carp crushes”.
p. 15: Changed "their effects to aquatic ecosystems" to "their effects on aquatic ecosystems"
p. 18: Changed "originating in Eurasia," with ", collectively dreissenid mussels,".
p. 24: Deleted "The" before "USGS research aims to aid...".
p. 25: Updated the link of the Avers and others (2014) reference to redirect to the updated location where the same document can be found.
p. 26: Changed the link of the Newton and others (2016) reference (journal was shut down in 2017 and original link was not a permanent URL).
Inside back cover (PDF page 35): Changed the attribution credits for the "14 bottom right" photograph to "Nicole King, Univesity of Toledo, under contract to the U.S. Geological Survey; in the public domain" and the "15 bottom" photograph to "U.S. Geological Survey".

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