Studies on decapod crustacea from theIndian River Region of Florida

Gore, Robert H.; Gallaher, Edward E.; Scotto, Liberta E.; Wilson, Kim A.

doi:10.1016/s0302-3524(81)80007-2

Cited by 112 publications

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“…Stoner & Lewis (1985) hypothesized that habitat architecture or combinations of different substrate types are important in determining local epifaunal abundance and diversity in seagrass meadows. Drift algae within seagrass habitats are also known to support higher epifaunal abundances and species abundance than similar stands of seagrass without drift algae (Hooks et al 1976, Gore et al 1981, Pihl-Baden & Pihl 1984, Schneider & Mann 1991a. Sponges (Westinga & Hoetjes 1981), corals and coral rubble (Heck & Wetstone 1977, Heck 1979, bryozoans , polychaete tubes (Bell & Coen 1982) and calcareous worm tubes (Heck & Hambrook 1991), all of which occur within seagrass habitats, have been documented to elevate macrofauna1 abundance and species diversity as well.…”

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confidence: 99%

Musseis in seagrass meadows: their influence on macroinvertebrate abundance and secondary production in the northern Gulf of Mexico

Valentine¹,

Heck²

1993

Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.

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ABSTRACT. From 1989 to 1990, we studied a previously undescribed mussel Modiolus americanus (Leach) habitat (with densities as high as 2000 ind. m-2) within the seagrass meadows of St. Joseph Bay, Florida, USA. Using suction sampling, we compared macroinvertebrate abundance, biomass, and annual production estimates in mussel habitat with 3 other habitats: monotypic stands of Thalassia testudinum (Banks ex Konig), Halodule wrightii Aschers and unvegetated sand flats. Previous studies have positively correlated macrofaunal densities and species number with measures of vegetation abundance or architecture. This relationship was not found to be strong in our study. Macroinvertebrate abundance, biomass, and annual production were usually equivalent or higher in mussel than in the other 3 habitats despite aboveground seagrass biomass usually being intermediate between pure stands of T testudinum and H. wrightii, and leaf surface area lowest. Of particular interest was annual macroinvertebrate production whlch ranged from 228.77 to 428.59 g ash-free dry mass (AFDW) m-2 in mussel habitat, followed in descending order by pure stands of T. testudinum (144.90 to 245.44 g AFDW m-'), H. wrightii (83.98 to 180.44 g AFDW m-2), and sand flats (19.83 to 42.47 g AFDW m-').These production estimates illustrate the positive effect that mussels can have in elevating already high levels of macroinvertebrate production in seagrass meadows.

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confidence: 99%

Musseis in seagrass meadows: their influence on macroinvertebrate abundance and secondary production in the northern Gulf of Mexico

Valentine¹,

Heck²

1993

Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.

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“…Our study provides evidence that in Bahamian coastal lagoonal habitats dominated by benthic plants, fish patterns are also influenced by the composition of the benthic flora. Benthic seagrasses and macroalgae patterns can exert detectable effects on secondary production, recruitment patterns, direct and indirect food availability, and survival of faunal individuals (Kohn & Leviten 1976, Gore et al 1981, Crowder & Cooper 1982, Marx & Herrnkind 1985, Eggleston 1995, and we conclude that the differences in benthic flora patterns at the different samples did contribute to the distribution and abundances of coastal fish species. Our finding that fish species patterns were related to benthic plant assemblage patterns suggest that detailed benthic habitat characterization can be used to predict and/or model fish community patterns.…”

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Fish–environment Associations in the Coastal Waters of Andros Island, The Bahamas

Nero

Sealey

2006

Environ Biol Fish

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“…A study of decapods associated with seagrass communities in the Indian River Lagoon showed remarkable diversity. In all, 38 decapod species were found in seagrass beds (Gore et al 1981;Smithsonian Institution 2006) as compared with the 19 decapod species we found using oyster reefs (Tables 2 and 5). These examples demonstrate the extremely high diversity in the IRL that can be attributed to its important habitats, including seagrass beds and oyster reefs.…”

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Biodiversity of Sessile and Motile Macrofauna on Intertidal Oyster Reefs in Mosquito Lagoon, Florida

Boudreaux¹,

Stiner²,

Walters³

et al. 2006

Journal of Shellfish Research

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Our research focused on determining the diversity and abundance of sessile and motile macrofauna that use intertidal reefs of the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica for feeding, settlement space or refuge in Mosquito Lagoon, Florida. Five replicate lift nets were deployed at six sites (three impacted reefs with seaward margins of disarticulated shells, three reference reefs without dead margins) to determine the species composition and numbers present on these reef types. All nets were deployed intertidally on backreef areas on living oyster reefs, just above mean low water. One and a half liters of live oysters and oyster shells were placed in each net (1m 2) on deployment. Nets were surveyed for all fauna monthly for one year. Metrics used to evaluate habitat use were species richness (total number of different species found) and density (total number of organisms per net). Comparisons were also made between community assemblages found on the two different types of reefs in the area (with and without dead margins) and for sessile species, recruitment on living oysters versus disarticulated shells. Forty sessile and 64 motile species of macroorganisms were found utilizing the oyster reefs in Mosquito Lagoon. However, recruitment on live oysters was twice that on disarticulated shells. Significant temporal variations were documented. When the two reef types were compared, however, no differences were found.

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Studies on decapod crustacea from theIndian River Region of Florida

Cited by 112 publications

References 21 publications

Musseis in seagrass meadows: their influence on macroinvertebrate abundance and secondary production in the northern Gulf of Mexico

Musseis in seagrass meadows: their influence on macroinvertebrate abundance and secondary production in the northern Gulf of Mexico

Fish–environment Associations in the Coastal Waters of Andros Island, The Bahamas

Biodiversity of Sessile and Motile Macrofauna on Intertidal Oyster Reefs in Mosquito Lagoon, Florida

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