REEF Invasive Species Program Literature and Reports
Feeding Ecology and Diet
Côté, I.M., Green, S.J., Morris, J.A., Akins J.L., Steinke, D. (2013) Diet richness of invasive Indo-Pacific lionfish revealed by DNA barcoding. Marine Ecology Progress Series 472, 249-256
Green, S.J., Akins, J.L., Côté I.M., (2011) Foraging behaviour and prey consumption in the Indo-Pacific lionfish on Bahamian coral reefs. Marine Ecology Progress Series 433, 159-167
Morris, J.A., Akins J.L., (2009) Feeding ecology of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans) in the Bahamian archipelago. Journal of Environmental Biology of Fishes, 86(3), 389-398
Invasive Lionfish Impacts on Local Ecosystems
Hixon, M.A., Green, S.J., Albins, M.A., Akins, J.L., Morris Jr., J.A. (2016) Lionfish: a major marine invasion. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 558, 161-165.
Brooks, A.L.M., Côté, I.M., Miller, S., Green, S.J., Dulvy, N.K., Cooper, A.B., Akins J.L. (2014) Linking removal targets to the ecological effects of invaders: a predictive model and field test. Ecological Applications, 24(6).
Curtis-Quick, J., Underwood, E.,Green, S., Akins, L., Harborne, A., Côté I. (2014) Interactions between the Caribbean spiny lobster, Panulirus argus, and invasive lionfish, Pterois volitans: Who displaces whom. Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, 66, 199-200
Green, S.J., Dulvy, N.K., Brooks, A.M.L., Akins, J.L., Cooper, A.B., Miller, S., Côté, I.M., (2014) Linking removal targets to the ecological effects of invaders: a predictive model and field test. Ecological Applications 24(6), 1311-1322
Green, S.J., Tamburello, N., Miller, S.E., Akins, J.L., Côté, I.M. (2013) Habitat complexity and fish size affect the detection of Indo-Pacific lionfish on invaded coral reefs. Coral reefs 32(2), 413-421
Hackerott, S., Valdivia, A., Green, S.J., Côté, I.M., Cox, C.E., Akins, L., Layman, C.A., Precht, W.F., Bruno J.F., (2013) Native predators do not influence invasion success of Pacific lionfish on Caribbean reefs. PLoS one 8(7), e68259
Akins, L., Lazarre, D., Die, D., Morris, J. (2012) Lionfish Bycatch in The Florida Lobster Fishery: First Evidence of Occurrence and Impacts. Proceedings of the 65th Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, 329-331
Green, S.J., Akins, J.L., Maljković, A,Côté, I.M. (2012) Invasive lionfish drive Atlantic coral reef fish declines. PloS one, 7(3), e32596
Morris J.A., Akins, J.L., Green, S.J., Buddo, D.A., Gómez-Lozano R. (2012) The Lionfish Invasion: Past, Present, and Future. Invasive lionfish: A guide to control and management. Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Special Publication Series,1-108
Donahue, S., Acosta, A., Akins, L., Ault, J., Bohnsack, J., Boyer, J., Callahan, M. (2008) The state of coral reef ecosystems of the FLorida Keys. The State of Coral Reef Ecosystems of the United States and Pacific Freely Associated States: NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS, 73, 161-87.
Biology and Ecology of Lionfish
Beattie, M., Nowacek, D.P., Bogdanoff, A.K., Akins, L., Morris, J.A. (2017) The roar of the lionfishes Pterois volitans and Pterois miles. Journal of fish biology, 90(6), 2488-2495.
Green, S.J., Dulvy, N.k., Côté, I.M., Brooks, A.M.L., Miller, S.E., Akins, J.L., Cooper A.B. (2015) Response to Valderrama and Fields: effect of temperature on biomass production in models of invasive lionfish control. Ecological Applications, 25(7), 2048-2050.
Swenarton, M.K., Johnson, E.G., Akins, J.L. (2015) Population biology differences in lionfish (Pterois volitans/P. miles) from northeastern and southeastern Florida. [powerpoint presentation] Retrieved from: Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology
Morris J.A., Akins, J.L., Barse, A., Cerino, D., Freshwater, D.W., Green, S.J., Muñoz, R.C., Paris, C., Whitfield P.E., (2009) Biology and ecology of the invasive lionfishes, Pterois miles and Pterois volitans. Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute. 61 409-414
Schofield, P.J., Morris, J.A., Akins, L. (2009) Field guide to nonindigenous marine fishes of Florida. US Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science 92
Taylor, M.S., Akins, L. (2007) Two new species of Elacatinus (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the Mexican coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Zootaxa, 1425(1), 45-51.
Dispersal Patterns
Akins, J.L., Morris Jr., J.A., Green, S.J. (2014) In situ technique for fishes provides insight into growth and movement of invasive lionfish. Ecology and evolution, 4 (19), 3768-3777.
Schofield, P.J., Akins, L., Gregoire-Lucente, D.R., Pawlitz, R.J. (2014) Invasive lionfish use a diversity of habitats in Florida. U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet, 2014-3032, 2.
Ruttenberg, B.I., Schofield, P.J., Akins, J.L., Acosta, A., Feeley, M.W., Blondeau, J., Smith, S.G., Ault J.S. (2012). Rapid invasion of Indo-Pacific lionfishes (Pterois volitans and Pterois miles) in the Florida Keys, USA: evidence from multiple pre-and post-invasion data sets. Bulletin of Marine Science 88(4), 1051-1059
Freshwater, D.W., Hines, A., Parham, S., Wilbur, A., Sabaoun, M., Woodhead, J., Akins, L., Purdy, B., Whitfield, P.E., Paris, C.B. (2009) Mitochondrial control region sequence analyses indicate dispersal from the US East Coast as the source of the invasive Indo-Pacific lionfish Pterois volitans in the Bahamas. Marine Biology 156 (6), 1213-1221
Citizen Science and Lionfish Derbies and Lionfish Management
Green, S.J., Underwood, E.B., Akins, J.L. (2017) Mobilizing volunteers to sustain local suppression of a global marine invasion. Conservation Letters, 10(6), 726-735.
Smith, N.S., Green, S.J., Akins, J.L., Côté, I.M. (2017) Density-dependent colonization and natural disturbance limit the effectiveness of invasive lionfish culling efforts. Biological Invasions, 19(8), 2385-2399
Ferguson, T. and Akins, L. (2016). The lionfish cookbook: The Caribbean’s New Delicacy (2nd Ed.). Key Largo, FL: Reef Environmental Education Foundation.
Stalling, C., Albins, M., Green, S., Akins, L., Appledoorn, R.S., Tuohy, C.H. (2016) Controlling Invasives: Sea Grant Research Provides Insight into Lionfish Removal Efforts. Florida Sea Grant SGEF, 237, 1-2.
Scyphers, S.B., Powers, S.P., Akins, J.L., Drymon, J.M., Martin, C.W., Schobernd, Z.H., Schofield, P.J., Shipp, R.L., Switzer, T.S. (2015) The role of citizens in detecting and responding to a rapid marine invasion. Conservation Letters 8(4), 242-250
Bogdanoff, A.K., Akins, L., Buddo, D., Gomez- Lozano, F. R., Glazer, B., Green, S., Creswell, L., Morris, J. (2014) The Invasive Lionfish Web Portal. Proceedings of the 67th Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, 208-209
Côté, I.M., Akins, L., Underwood, E., Curtis-Quick, J., Green, S.J. (2014). Setting the record straight on invasive lionfish control: Culling works. PeerJ PrePrints, e398v1
Nardelli, A., Green, S., Akins, L., Kerstetter, D.W. (2014, October) Measuring the Socio-Economic Characteristics of a Lionfish Derby Event. Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches, Lectures, Nova Southeastern University.
Anderson, L., Akins, J.L., Buddo, D.A., García-Moliner, G., Lozano, R.G., Gourdin, F., Laurent, M., Lilyestrom, C., Morris, J.A., Ramnanan, N., Torres, R. (2013) Regional strategy for the control of invasive lionfish in the Wider Caribbean. International Coral Reef Initiative, 1-33
Bruno, J.F., Valdivia, A., Hackerott, S., Cox, C.E., Green,S., Côté, I., Akins, L., Layman, C., Precht W. (2013) Testing the grouper biocontrol hypothesis: a response to Mumby et al. 2013. PeerJ PrePrints, e139v1, 1-18.
Gómez-Lozano, R., Anderson, L., Akins, J.L., Buddo, D. S. A., García-Moliner, G., Gourdin, F., Laurent, M., Lilyestrom, C., Morris, J.A., Ramnanan, N., Torres R. (2013) Regional strategy for the control of invasive lionfish in the wider Caribbean. International Coral Reef Initiative, 31, 173-174.
Akins, J.L., (2012) Control strategies: tools and techniques for local control. Invasive lionfish: A guide to control and management. Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Special Publication Series 1, 24-47
Green, S.J., Akins, J.L., and J.A. Morris, Jr. 2012. Lionfish dissection: Techniques and applications. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 139, 24 pp.
Morris J.A., Thomas, A., Rhyne, A.L., Breen, N., Akins, L., Nash, B. (2011) Nutritional properties of the invasive lionfish: a delicious and nutritious approach for controlling the invasion. AACL BIOFLUX 4(1), 21-26
Pattengill-Semmens, C., Akins, L. (2004) M/V Wellwood Grounding Restoration Fish Assemblage Monitoring Year 1 Report. Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF), 1-11
Other
Johnston, M.W., Akins, J.L. (2016) The non-native royal damsel (Neopomacentrus cyanomos) in the southern Gulf of Mexico: An invasion risk? Marine Biology 163(12)
Pattengill-Semmens, C., Akins, L. (2002) Volunteer Reef Fish Monitoring in the Dry Tortugas National Park 2001 Final Summary Report. Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF), 1-10
Schofield, P., & Akins, L. (2019). Non-native marine fishes in Florida: Updated checklist, population status and early detection/rapid response. BioInvasions Records, 8, 898-910.https://doi.org/10.5066/P9L7JPY4. (link)