An atlas of Michigan fishes with keys and illustrations for their identification. Bailey, R. M., Latta, W., & Smith, G. Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michgan, 192:228, 2004.
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The State of Michigan geographically dominates the Great Lakes watershed which encompasses the largest system of freshwater lakes in the world. Michigan's shoreline extends for 3,288 miles, longer than any state except Alaska. It has over 35,000 inland lakes one-tenth of an acre or larger and more than 200 rivers with a total length of 36,350 miles (Wolfson 1987). Coon (1 999) listed 172 extant species of fish present in the Great Lakes and their tributaries. (Seven more occur in the St. Lawrence River and its tributaries). Of the 172 species, 153 are found in Michigan waters. Since 1919 the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology (UMMZ) has systematically collected and catalogued Michigan fishes. During these years the State of Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) and federal agencies have provided specimens to the UMMZ in the context of their studies of environmental health, angling, or commercial harvest. Early distribution maps were compiled by UMMZ, but were not readily available for use outside of the Museum. At present, with environmental concerns being addressed at the ecosystem level, it has become essential that the distribution and abundance of fishes be known for planning and management. This information will enhance land-use planning from the community to the state level. Distribution patterns in relation to global warming and other environmental disturbances can be considered, the influence of past geologic and climatic changes can be studied, and management plans for rare, threatened and endangered species can be made. The impact of immigrant and introduced fishes can also be assessed. Our objectives in this atlas are to provide detailed digital distribution maps by species for Michigan fishes with explicit keys and illustrations for their identification. An enonnous amount of valuable infonnation exists describing present and historical patterns of fish distributions in Michigan. Although these data were collected for diverse purposes and appear in various formats, Geographic Infornlation Systems software provides a means for comprehensive compilation. The tools are now available for visualizing and analyzing species distributions for this large data base of 174,5 19 georeferenced records. The data come from MDNR (approximately 63,000 records, 5000 sites, dating from 1923), UMMZ (35,000 records, 4700 sites, dating from 1874), United States Geological Survey, Great Lakes Science Center (USGSIGLSC) (34,000 records, 4600 sites, dating from 1958), United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) (33,000 records, 4100 sites, dating from 1947), Michigan Rivers Inventory (MRI) (8000 records, 546 sites, dating from 1937), University of Michigan Center for Great Lakes and Aquatic Science (UMICGLAS) (1,400 records, 100 sites, dating from 1982), and miscellaneous sources (600 records, 600 sites, dating from 1923). The MRI collections were made by Drs. Paul W. Seelbach and Michael J. Wiley and students from the UM School of Natural Resources and Environment combined with collections lnadc mostly on large rivers by the MDNR. The UM (CGLAS) collections were made by Dr. David J. Jude.
@article{bailey_atlas_2004,
	title = {An atlas of {Michigan} fishes with keys and illustrations for their identification.},
	volume = {192},
	issn = {01076-8405},
	url = {https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/handle/2027.42/56435},
	abstract = {The State of Michigan geographically dominates the Great Lakes watershed which encompasses the largest system
of freshwater lakes in the world. Michigan's shoreline extends for 3,288 miles, longer than any state except Alaska. It
has over 35,000 inland lakes one-tenth of an acre or larger and more than 200 rivers with a total length of 36,350 miles
(Wolfson 1987). Coon (1 999) listed 172 extant species of fish present in the Great Lakes and their tributaries. (Seven
more occur in the St. Lawrence River and its tributaries). Of the 172 species, 153 are found in Michigan waters.
Since 1919 the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology (UMMZ) has systematically collected and catalogued
Michigan fishes. During these years the State of Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) and federal
agencies have provided specimens to the UMMZ in the context of their studies of environmental health, angling, or
commercial harvest. Early distribution maps were compiled by UMMZ, but were not readily available for use outside
of the Museum. At present, with environmental concerns being addressed at the ecosystem level, it has become essential
that the distribution and abundance of fishes be known for planning and management. This information will
enhance land-use planning from the community to the state level. Distribution patterns in relation to global warming
and other environmental disturbances can be considered, the influence of past geologic and climatic changes can be
studied, and management plans for rare, threatened and endangered species can be made. The impact of immigrant
and introduced fishes can also be assessed. Our objectives in this atlas are to provide detailed digital distribution maps
by species for Michigan fishes with explicit keys and illustrations for their identification.
An enonnous amount of valuable infonnation exists describing present and historical patterns of fish distributions
in Michigan. Although these data were collected for diverse purposes and appear in various formats, Geographic
Infornlation Systems software provides a means for comprehensive compilation. The tools are now available for visualizing
and analyzing species distributions for this large data base of 174,5 19 georeferenced records. The data come
from MDNR (approximately 63,000 records, 5000 sites, dating from 1923), UMMZ (35,000 records, 4700 sites, dating
from 1874), United States Geological Survey, Great Lakes Science Center (USGSIGLSC) (34,000 records, 4600
sites, dating from 1958), United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) (33,000 records, 4100 sites, dating from
1947), Michigan Rivers Inventory (MRI) (8000 records, 546 sites, dating from 1937), University of Michigan Center
for Great Lakes and Aquatic Science (UMICGLAS) (1,400 records, 100 sites, dating from 1982), and miscellaneous
sources (600 records, 600 sites, dating from 1923). The MRI collections were made by Drs. Paul W. Seelbach and
Michael J. Wiley and students from the UM School of Natural Resources and Environment combined with collections
lnadc mostly on large rivers by the MDNR. The UM (CGLAS) collections were made by Dr. David J. Jude.},
	urldate = {2021-06-29},
	journal = {Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michgan},
	author = {Bailey, Reeve M. and Latta, W.C. and Smith, G.R.},
	year = {2004},
	keywords = {⛔ No DOI found},
	pages = {228},
}

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