Newkirk, B., Walters, A., and Larson, E., 2023, Wyoming crayfish assemblages 1969 - 2020: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9FEK4N6.
Summary
Crayfish have experienced extensive community reorganization as a result of global change, with some species becoming globally invasive while others have become rare or extinct. We combined historical and contemporary sampling data to determine temporal trends of crayfish assemblages of Wyoming, United States (1969–2020). The dataset includes previous statewide surveys and more narrow studies focusing on locations like Yellowstone National Park, individual native species, or newly discovered populations of invasive Faxonius rusticus. It also includes data from a 2020 statewide sampling effort of crayfish assemblages at 289 sites between April and November 2020.
Summary
Crayfish have experienced extensive community reorganization as a result of global change, with some species becoming globally invasive while others have become rare or extinct. We combined historical and contemporary sampling data to determine temporal trends of crayfish assemblages of Wyoming, United States (1969–2020). The dataset includes previous statewide surveys and more narrow studies focusing on locations like Yellowstone National Park, individual native species, or newly discovered populations of invasive Faxonius rusticus. It also includes data from a 2020 statewide sampling effort of crayfish assemblages at 289 sites between April and November 2020.
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Purpose
Data were collected to re-sample Wyoming’s crayfish communities to characterize patterns of increasing or decreasing species prevalence over time. This work establishes a baseline for future systematic monitoring of crayfish species in this state.This data supports a manuscript where we characterized changes in Wyoming’s crayfish communities while investigating mechanisms underlying shifts in prevalence of common species over a half century.
