Long-term trends in fish community composition across coastal bays and lakes in the Lavaca–Colorado Estuary

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Matich, Philip, Godwin, William B., Fisher, Mark
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2016
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Oyster Lake; Red drum; Sciaenops ocellatus
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2016-0079; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/cjz-2016-0079; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/cjz-2016-0079

Human impacts continue to alter community structure, emphasizing the need to understand how spatial and temporal variability in disturbance and conservation affect ecological communities to optimize management strategies. Here, we quantify fish species richness, diversity, and community structure ac...