Tide-dependent Predation Patterns of Piscivorous Fishes in Shallow Estuarine Creeks

• Main Author: Helms, Matthew Ross
• Format: Thesis
• Language: unknown
• Published: CCU Digital Commons 2015
• Subjects: Estuaries; Fish; Predators; Salt Marsh; Tidal Creeks; Tides; Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Minnows; Near Creek; Red drum
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.coastal.edu/etd/21; https://digitalcommons.coastal.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1020&context=etd

The distribution and foraging behavior of predatory salt marsh fishes is shaped by the movements of prey, many of whom seek shelter in shallow and tributary creeks. I hypothesized that the distribution of piscivorous fishes in marsh creek channels would differ with proximity to the mouths of interti...