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Spatial Extent of Data

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USGS Thesaurus Keywords

invasive species, fish, geographic information systems, nonindigenous species

ISO 19115 Topic Category

biota

Other Subject Keywords

nonindigenous, GIS, ANS, AIS, nonnative species, non-indigenous, historical distribution, introduced species, non-native, invasives

Place Keywords

Great Lakes Basin, Great Lakes

Flathead catfish occurrence data for the Great Lakes Basin 1890-2017

This dataset is a compilation of Flathead Catfish occurrence data from museums, literature, and state agencies. Sources include museums that are members of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, VertNet, FishNet2, state fish books, state reports, state stocking data for states surrounding the Great Lakes, and historical literature.

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Author(s) Gary Whelan, Pam Fuller orcid
Publication Date 2018
Beginning Date of Data 1890-01-01
Ending Date of Data 2017-11-30
Data Contact
Pam Fuller
DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/F7V69HSC
Citation Whelan, G., and Fuller, P., 2018, Flathead catfish occurrence data for the Great Lakes Basin 1890-2017: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7V69HSC.
Metadata Contact
Pam Fuller
Metadata Date 2020-08-30
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