Distribution of fishes in seagrass meadows: role of macrophyte biomass and species composition

Member of
HBOI Faculty Contributions
Contributors
Stoner, Allan W.
Publisher
National Marine Fisheries Service
Date Issued
1983
Note

Large spatial variation was found in the abundance and species composition of ichthyofauna in seagrass meadows of Apalachee Bay and Indian River lagoon, Florida. Abundance of fishes was a direct function of aboveground seagrass biomass in Apalachee Bay where seagrass meadows were dominated by turtlegrass, Thalassia testudinum, but the relationship did not hold across monospecific beds of T. testudinum; manatee grass, Syringodium filiforme; and shoal grass, Halodule wrightii, in Indian River lagoon.

Language
English
Type
Text
Genre
article
Extent
11 p.
Subject (Topical)
Seagrasses--Florida
Fishes--Geographical distribution
Biomass
Species diversity
Identifier
3336785
Additional Information
Large spatial variation was found in the abundance and species composition of ichthyofauna in seagrass meadows of Apalachee Bay and Indian River lagoon, Florida. Abundance of fishes was a direct function of aboveground seagrass biomass in Apalachee Bay where seagrass meadows were dominated by turtlegrass, Thalassia testudinum, but the relationship did not hold across monospecific beds of T. testudinum; manatee grass, Syringodium filiforme; and shoal grass, Halodule wrightii, in Indian River lagoon.
This manuscript is available at http://fisherybulletin.nmfs.noaa.gov/index.html and may be cited as: Stoner, A. W. (1983). Distribution of fishes in seagrass meadows: role of macrophyte biomass and species composition. Fisheries Bulletin, 81(4), 837-846.
Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #365.
Date Backup
1983
Date Text
1983
Date Issued (EDTF)
1983
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FADT3336785
Issuance
single unit
Organizations
Attributed name: Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Person Preferred Name

Stoner, Allan W.

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11 p.
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3336785
Title Plain
Distribution of fishes in seagrass meadows: role of macrophyte biomass and species composition
URL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3336785
Origin Information

National Marine Fisheries Service
1983
single unit
Title
Distribution of fishes in seagrass meadows: role of macrophyte biomass and species composition
Other Title Info

Distribution of fishes in seagrass meadows: role of macrophyte biomass and species composition