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Data from: Evaluation of a snail trap prototype for monitoring the intermediate gastropod hosts of Bolbophorus spp. in commercial catfish ponds of the southeastern United States

This dataset provides information on collection abundances of snails from commercial catfish ponds in the Mississippi Delta Region. Snail trap data were collected from weekly trap (passive) checks and monthly collections (active) from a commercial catfish production facility, Snail species include Planorbella trivolvis, Biomphalaria havanensis, and Physa sp. Data include weekly collections from traps (unknown trapping range) and monthly collections from 1 sq. meter sampling grids.

Resources in this dataset:

  • Resource Title: Monthly box sampling data
    File Name: boxdat_full2.csv
    Resource Description:
    pond: individual ponds sampled
    bank: pond bank sampled/location
    ptype: FR = fingerling pond, FF = foodfish pond
    snail: snail taxa
    month: month (as date) sampled
    abundance: raw counts from snail traps (truncated at 100 individuals per taxa)
    temp: water temperature (C)
    oxygen: water dissolved oxygen (mg/L)
    tan: total ammonia - nitrogen (mg/L)
    no2: nitrite (mg/L)
    chloride: total water chlorides (mg/L)

  • Resource Title: Weekly trap collections
    File Name: trapdat_full.csv
    Resource Description:
    week: week of sampling (typically occurred on Tuesday of that week)
    pond: individual ponds sampled
    ptype: FR = fingerling pond; FF = foodfish pond
    trap: pond bank location of trap (cardinal directions)
    snail: snail taxa
    abundance: raw counts of snails collected from each trap (truncated at 100 individuals per taxa)
    chloride: total chlorides in the water (mg/L)
    tan: total ammonia - nitrogen (mg/L)
    no2: total ammonia - nitrite (mg/L)
    m_temp: mean water temp (C) across all ponds
    m_oxy: mean dissolved oxygen (mg/L) across all ponds

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FieldValue
Tags
snails
catfish
aquaculture
Planorbella
Biomphalaria
Mississippi
NP106
Modified
2023-08-11
Release Date
2023-08-11
Identifier
93a80d10-1348-493e-b480-e5933de5ef40
Spatial / Geographical Coverage Area
POLYGON ((-90.591064654291 34.398978365558, -90.977783538401 33.948144962042, -91.17114264518 33.626741513272, -91.144775189459 33.223294872108, -91.12719733268 32.96558229362, -90.617431439459 32.995073490085, -90.221923626959 32.995073490085, -89.826415814459 33.098214777724, -89.931884966791 33.897093251214))
Publisher
Ag Data Commons
Spatial / Geographical Coverage Location
Mississippi Delta region
Temporal Coverage
May 23, 2021 to September 26, 2021
License
U.S. Public Domain
Contact Name
Richardson, Bradley
Contact Email
brad.richardson@usda.gov
Public Access Level
Public
Program Code
005:040 - Department of Agriculture - National Research
Bureau Code
005:18 - Agricultural Research Service
Extended Metadata: 
FieldValue
Authors
Richardson, Bradley M. (ORCID)
Reifers, J. Grant (Scopus Author ID)
Walker, Charles M. (Scopus Author ID)
Byars, Todd S. (Scopus Author ID)
Mischke, Charles C. (ORCID)
Griffin, Matt J. (ORCID)
Wise, David J. (Scopus Author ID)
Peer Reviewed
No
Intended Use
This dataset provides information on collection abundances of snails from commercial catfish ponds. Snail species include Planorbella trivolvis, Biomphalaria havanensis, and Physa sp. Data include weekly collections from traps (unknown trapping range) and monthly collections from 1 sq. meter sampling grids. Snail abundance data may be used to estimate relative abundances between systems over time, to estimate population dynamics, etc.
Use Limitations
Trapping range has not been tested, so abundances collected from traps should not be treated as density estimates. Some abundances may be biased due to prevailing winds or pond treatments made by the farmer.
Funding Sources
Agricultural Research Service
6066-31000-016-00D
Primary Article

Richardson, B. M., Reifers, J. G., Walker, C. M., Byars, T. S., Mischke, C. C., Griffin, M. J., & Wise, D. J. (2023). Evaluation of a snail trap prototype for monitoring the intermediate gastropod hosts of <i>Bolbophorus</i> spp. in commercial catfish ponds of the southeastern United States. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society. https://doi.org/10.1111/jwas.12962
Method Citation

Cotroneo, C., & Yozzo, D. J. (2010). W-Fold Throw Trap: A folding, Transportable 1-m<sup>2</sup>Throw Trap for Use in Densely Vegetated Aquatic Habitats. Journal of Freshwater Ecology, 25(1), 73-78. https://doi.org/10.1080/02705060.2010.9664359
Dataset DOI (digital object identifier)
10.15482/USDA.ADC/1529417
Product Type
Dataset
FieldValue
ARIS Log Number
394606
OSTI Identifier
ISO Topic(s)
biota
environment
farming
State or Territory
Mississippi
National Agricultural Library Thesaurus Term
snails
prototypes
monitoring
Gastropoda
hosts
catfish
Southeastern United States
data collection
fish production
Mississippi Delta region
Trematoda
parasites
fish farms
fish ponds
traps
trapping
species abundance
Planorbella trivolis
Physa
Biomphalaria
Ag Data Commons Keywords
  • Agroecosystems & Environment
  • Agroecosystems & Environment
  • Water
  • Agroecosystems & Environment
  • Parasites and Vectors
  • Agricultural Products
  • Animals
  • Agricultural Products
  • Animals
  • Meat
  • Agricultural Products
  • Animals
  • Meat
  • Aquatic/Marine animals

Suggested Citations:

(original article) Richardson, B. M., Reifers, J. G., Walker, C. M., Byars, T. S., Mischke, C. C., Griffin, M. J., & Wise, D. J. (2023). Evaluation of a snail trap prototype for monitoring the intermediate gastropod hosts of <i>Bolbophorus</i> spp. in commercial catfish ponds of the southeastern United States. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society. https://doi.org/10.1111/jwas.12962

(dataset) Richardson, Bradley M.; Reifers, J. Grant; Walker, Charles M.; Byars, Todd S.; Mischke, Charles C.; Griffin, Matt J.; Wise, David J. (2023). Data from: Evaluation of a snail trap prototype for monitoring the intermediate gastropod hosts of Bolbophorus spp. in commercial catfish ponds of the southeastern United States. Ag Data Commons. https://doi.org/10.15482/USDA.ADC/1529417. Accessed 2023-11-28.