In aquatic systems, refuge habitats increase resistance to drying events and maintain populations in disturbed environments. However, reduced water availability and altered flow regimes threaten the function of these habitats. We conducted a capture–mark–recapture study, integrating angler citizen science. Our objectives were to quantify variation in survival of Florida Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides floridanus in a coastal refuge habitat across seasonal hydrological periods and over 4 years of varying drying severity and to determine the contribution of angler sampling to improving capture probabilities. Apparent survival of Florida Largemouth Bass in the coastal Everglades was highest in wet and drying periods and lowest in dry and reflooding periods. Interannual survival was closely tied to the length of upstream marsh drying, with the lowest observed survival (0.21) during a drought year. The inclusion of angler sampling improved recapture probabilities, suggesting that angler data can supplement standardized electrofishing sampling. Findings show that during short drying events Florida Largemouth Bass survival can be relatively high, with implications for Everglades restoration. Understanding the ability of refuge habitats to buffer populations from drying disturbance is a key component for conservation and restoration, particularly under climate change scenarios.

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佛罗里达州大口黑鲈在海岸避难栖息地中的生存情况，干燥程度不同

在水生系统中，避难栖息地增加了对干燥事件的抵抗力，并使种群保持在受干扰的环境中。然而，可用水量的减少和水流状态的改变威胁着这些栖息地的功能。我们进行了一项捕获-标记-重新捕获研究，整合了垂钓者公民科学。我们的目标是量化佛罗里达大口黑鲈Micropterus salmoides floridanus 的存活率变化在跨季节性水文周期和超过 4 年不同干燥严重程度的沿海避难栖息地中，并确定垂钓者采样对提高捕获概率的贡献。佛罗里达大口黑鲈在沿海大沼泽地的表观存活率在潮湿和干燥时期最高，而在干燥和再洪水时期最低。年际存活率与上游沼泽干燥的长度密切相关，在干旱年份观察到的存活率最低 (0.21)。包含垂钓者采样提高了重新捕获的概率，这表明垂钓者数据可以补充标准化的电捕鱼采样。研究结果表明，在短暂的干燥事件中，佛罗里达大口黑鲈的存活率可能相对较高，这对大沼泽地的恢复有影响。