Prior to 1960, most ichthyofaunal research was necessarily taxonomic and zoogeographic, with little
attention given to habitat or substrate associations. With the advent of long-term faunal studies within specific
habitats and analyses of physical and biological parameters affecting fish distribution, seagrasses were
recognized as a distinct fish habitat.
Regional ichthyological research in seagrass ecosystems has been conducted primarily in the northeastern
Gulf of Mexico and principally in the Apalachee Bay region. Consequently, regional tropical and subtropical
seagrass ichthyofaunas have received little study. The available literature on tropical and subtropical .fishseagrass
associations is not adequate for quantitative assessment, but it reveals zoogeographic distribution
patterns and enables some prediction of species occurrence in seagrass ecosystems.
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Florida Dept. of Natural Resources, Bureau of Marine Research.
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1987
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Prior to 1960, most ichthyofaunal research was necessarily taxonomic and zoogeographic, with little
attention given to habitat or substrate associations. With the advent of long-term faunal studies within specific
habitats and analyses of physical and biological parameters affecting fish distribution, seagrasses were
recognized as a distinct fish habitat.
Regional ichthyological research in seagrass ecosystems has been conducted primarily in the northeastern
Gulf of Mexico and principally in the Apalachee Bay region. Consequently, regional tropical and subtropical
seagrass ichthyofaunas have received little study. The available literature on tropical and subtropical .fishseagrass
associations is not adequate for quantitative assessment, but it reveals zoogeographic distribution
patterns and enables some prediction of species occurrence in seagrass ecosystems.
attention given to habitat or substrate associations. With the advent of long-term faunal studies within specific
habitats and analyses of physical and biological parameters affecting fish distribution, seagrasses were
recognized as a distinct fish habitat.
Regional ichthyological research in seagrass ecosystems has been conducted primarily in the northeastern
Gulf of Mexico and principally in the Apalachee Bay region. Consequently, regional tropical and subtropical
seagrass ichthyofaunas have received little study. The available literature on tropical and subtropical .fishseagrass
associations is not adequate for quantitative assessment, but it reveals zoogeographic distribution
patterns and enables some prediction of species occurrence in seagrass ecosystems.
Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution 469
This manuscript is an
author version with the final publication available and may be cited as: Gilmore, R. G. (1987).
Subtropical-tropical seagrass communities of the Southeastern United States: fishes and fish
communities. Florida Marine Research Publications Number 42, 117-137.
author version with the final publication available and may be cited as: Gilmore, R. G. (1987).
Subtropical-tropical seagrass communities of the Southeastern United States: fishes and fish
communities. Florida Marine Research Publications Number 42, 117-137.
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1987
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1987
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1987
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Attributed name: Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
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Gilmore, R. G.
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24 p.
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Subtropical-tropical seagrass communities of the Southeastern United States: fishes and fishcommunities
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1987
Florida Dept. of Natural Resources, Bureau of Marine Research.
St. Petersburg, FL
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St. Petersburg, FL
Title
Subtropical-tropical seagrass communities of the Southeastern United States: fishes and fishcommunities
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Subtropical-tropical seagrass communities of the Southeastern United States: fishes and fishcommunities