Acknowledgments

We wish to thank and acknowledge many people and organizations for their contributions to this project.

 

The following people have served as primary or co-authors on one or more manuscripts: Nick Lapointe, Dr. Paul Angermeier, Dr. Yan Jiao, Andrew Gascho Landis, Robert Leaf, John Odenkirk, Eric Tobin, Ryan Saylor

This research could not have been conducted without funding from: The U.S. Geological Survey, the Natural Science and Engineering Council of Canada, and Virginia Tech

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We wish to thank the following people for their advice during various stages of the project: Dr. Walter Courtenay, Dr. Jim Fraser, Dr. Eric Hallerman, Dr. Craig Harms, Scott Klopfer, Dr. Brian Murphy, Dr. Don Orth, Dr. Dean Stauffer

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Thanks to the staff of several local, state, and federal agencies who provided valuable advice, equipment, and field assistance:

Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF) - Mike Isle, Matt Fisher, Dean Fowler, Randy Grauer, Bob Greenlee, Scott Herrmann, John Kauffman, Catherine Lim, John Odenkirk, Steve Owens, Andrew Trent

Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MDDNR) - Mary Groves, Tim Groves

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) - Steve Minkkinen

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) - Dr. Tim King

Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Dr. Xie Songguang

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We thank the following technicians and volunteers from Virginia Tech for their field and lab assistance:

Technicians - David Belkoski, Matt Doherty, Andrew Gascho Landis, Michael Howard, Patrick Kroboth, Ryan Saylor, Eric Tobin, Jonothan Wrenn, YiFeng Yu

Volunteers - Don Hagedorn, Dan Dutton, Mike Duncan, Jeff Feaga, Lluis Benejam, Anne Timm, Ben Simpson, Anita Lahey, James Thorson

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Many organizations in northern Virginia were extremely cooperative and helpful. Their contributions are listed below:

Fort Belvoir Marina – Provided storage and launching facilities throughout the study

Fort Belvoir Veterinary Clinic – Provided supplies and advice when radio tags were surgically implanted

Pohick Bay Regional Park – Provided storage and launching facilities throughout the study

Harbin Marine – Chip at Harbin Marine was extremely helpful in keeping our boats running throughout the study

Public Works of Fairfax County – Provided field assistance in the collection of snakeheads prior to radio tagging

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The following people provided photographs and/or videos for this website: Nick Lapointe, Ryan Saylor, Lluis Benejam, Patrick Kroboth, Sarah Belkoski.

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Finally, we wish to extend a special thank you to Tara Craig of the Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences Department at Virginia Tech, for designing and maintaining this website.