Fish and Invertebrate Assemblages in Seagrass, Mangrove, Saltmarsh, and Nonvegetated Habitats

• Other Authors: Bronwyn Gillanders (hasPrincipalInvestigator), School of Biological Sciences, The University of Adelaide (hasAssociationWith), Talia Wittmann (processor), University of Adelaide (hasAssociationWith)
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Australian Ocean Data Network
• Subjects: oceans; biota; environment; Atherinosoma microstoma; Sillaginodes punctata; Favonigobius lateralis; Palaemonid spp; Pseudogobius olorum; FISH; EARTH SCIENCE; BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION; ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES; Oceans | Marine Biology | Marine Invertebrates; CRUSTACEANS; ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES; ARTHROPODS; MARINE HABITAT; BIOSPHERE; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; COASTAL HABITAT; MANGROVES; COASTAL PROCESSES; MARSHES; ESTUARINE HABITAT; ESTUARIES; Nets | Seine Nets; Global/Oceans | Southern Ocean/ Australia extension; Marine Features (Australia) | Gulf St. Vincent; SA; Marine Features (Australia) | Barker Inlet-Port River estuary; Seagrass; Saltmarsh; Nets | Pop Nets; taxonomic_name; taxonomic_group_count; Austral; Southern Ocean; Torrens Island
• Online Access: https://researchdata.edu.au/fish-invertebrate-assemblages-nonvegetated-habitats/694175

Maintenance and Update Frequency: unknown Statement: Fish and invertebrates were sampled from four habitats (saltmarsh, mangroves, seagrass, and nonvegetated) near Torrens Island and on the mainland in the Barker Inlet-Port River estuary (13830’E, 3449’S) near Adelaide, South Australia. Sampling was undertaken monthly from May to August inclusive (winter) and December to February (summer). In each month mangroves were sampled using pop nets and seagrass and nonvegetated areas were sampled with a seine net. In all months except May, seagrass and nonvegetated areas were also sampled with pop nets. Saltmarsh was sampled in July, August, and summer months using pop nets. Samples from mangrove forests, seagrass meadows, and nonvegetated areas were collected at approximately the same time each month, when tides were high in the morning and low in the afternoon. Two replicate samples from each habitat (seagrass, mangroves, and nonvegetated areas) and equipment type were taken on each of three consecutive days in each month. All samples could not be taken on one day because of time constraints. Saltmarsh was sampled later than the other habitats in July and August, as dictated by the tides, and in summer months it was sampled around the same time as the other habitats. All six replicate samples were collected during one tidal cycle in saltmarsh. For detailed methodologies please refer to publication: Bloomfield AL, Gillanders BM (2005) Fish and Invertebrate Assemblages in Seagrass, Mangrove, Saltmarsh, and Nonvegetated Habitats. Estuaries 28, 63-77. Credit Southern Seas Ecology Laboratories Credit University of Adelaide Credit A. L. Bloomfield Many studies compare utilization of different marine habitats by fish and decapod crustaceans; few compare multiple vegetated habitats, especially using the same sampling equipment. Fish and invertebrates in seagrass, mangrove, saltmarsh, and nonvegetated habitats were sampled during May–August (Austral winter) and December–January (Austral summer) in the Barker ...