Motile epifauna of marine macrophytes in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida. I. Comparisons among three species of seagrasses from adjacent beds

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HBOI Faculty Contributions
Contributors
Virnstein, Robert W.
Howard, Robert K.
Publisher
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami
Date Issued
1987
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A newly-designed sampler was used to quantitatively sample the epifauna associated with three morphologically distinct seagrasses occurring in adjacent beds within 60m of each other: Thalassia testudinum, Halodule wrightii, and Syringodium filiforme. Similar suites of epifaunal species occurred on all three seagrass species, with a mean of 82% of the species in common; relative abundance, however, differed greatly. All of the top 11 species had significant differences in abundance when standardized to (1) bottom surface area, (2) plant biomass, or (3) plant surface area.

Language
English
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Text
Genre
article
Extent
13 p.
Subject (Topical)
Seagrasses --Habitat
Benthic animals
Marine invertebrates
Aquatic plants
Biomass
Identifier
3172769
Additional Information
A newly-designed sampler was used to quantitatively sample the epifauna associated with three morphologically distinct seagrasses occurring in adjacent beds within 60m of each other: Thalassia testudinum, Halodule wrightii, and Syringodium filiforme. Similar suites of epifaunal species occurred on all three seagrass species, with a mean of 82% of the species in common; relative abundance, however, differed greatly. All of the top 11 species had significant differences in abundance when standardized to (1) bottom surface area, (2) plant biomass, or (3) plant surface area.
This manuscript is available at http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/bms/ and may be cited as: Virnstein, R. W., & Howard, R. K. (1987). Motile epifauna of marine macrophytes in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida. I. Comparisons among three species of seagrasses from adjacent beds. Bulletin of Marine Science, 41(1), 1-12.
Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #559.
Date Backup
1987
Date Text
1987
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1987
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Virnstein, Robert W.

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Motile epifauna of marine macrophytes in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida. I. Comparisons among three species of seagrasses from adjacent beds
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http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3172769
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Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami
1987
single unit
Title
Motile epifauna of marine macrophytes in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida. I. Comparisons among three species of seagrasses from adjacent beds
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Motile epifauna of marine macrophytes in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida. I. Comparisons among three species of seagrasses from adjacent beds