Fish assemblages found in tidal-creek and seagrass habitats in the Suwannee River estuary
Fish assemblages were investigated in tidal-creek and seagrass habitats in the Suwannee River estuary, Florida. A total of 91,571 fish representing 43 families were collected in monthly seine samples from January 1997 to December 1999. Tidal creeks supported greater densities of fish (3.89 fish/m2;...
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ftoceandocs:oai:aquadocs.org:1834/25622 2023-05-15T18:06:07+02:00 Fish assemblages found in tidal-creek and seagrass habitats in the Suwannee River estuary Tuckey, Troy D. Dehaven, Mark 2006 application/pdf 102-117 http://hdl.handle.net/1834/25622 en eng http://fishbull.noaa.gov/1041/tuckey.pdf 0090-0656 http://hdl.handle.net/1834/25622 http://aquaticcommons.org/id/eprint/9010 403 2012-08-03 18:08:05 9010 United States National Marine Fisheries Service Biology Ecology Fisheries article TRUE 2006 ftoceandocs 2023-04-06T17:02:55Z Fish assemblages were investigated in tidal-creek and seagrass habitats in the Suwannee River estuary, Florida. A total of 91,571 fish representing 43 families were collected in monthly seine samples from January 1997 to December 1999. Tidal creeks supported greater densities of fish (3.89 fish/m2; 83% of total) than did seagrass habitats(0.93 fish/m2). We identified three distinct fish assemblages in each habitat: winter−spring, summer, and fall. Pinfish (Lagodon rhomboides), pigfish (Orthopristis chrysoptera), and syngnathids characterized seagrass assemblages, whereas spot (Leiostomus xanthurus), bay anchovy (Anchoa mitchilli), silversides (Menidia spp.), mojarras (Eucinostomus spp.), and fundulids characterized tidal-creek habitats. Important recreational and commercial species such as striped mullet (Mugil cephalus) and red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) were found primarily in tidal creeks and were among the top 13 taxa in the fish assemblages found in the tidal-creek habitats. Tidal-creek and seagrass habitats in the Suwannee River estuary were found to support diverse fish assemblages. Seasonal patterns in occurrence, which were found to be associated with recruitment of early-life-history stages, were observed for many of the fish species. Article in Journal/Newspaper Red drum Sciaenops ocellatus IODE-UNESCO: OceanDocs - E-Repository of Ocean Publications Suwannee River ENVELOPE(-100.046,-100.046,56.125,56.125) |
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Fish assemblages were investigated in tidal-creek and seagrass habitats in the Suwannee River estuary, Florida. A total of 91,571 fish representing 43 families were collected in monthly seine samples from January 1997 to December 1999. Tidal creeks supported greater densities of fish (3.89 fish/m2; 83% of total) than did seagrass habitats(0.93 fish/m2). We identified three distinct fish assemblages in each habitat: winter−spring, summer, and fall. Pinfish (Lagodon rhomboides), pigfish (Orthopristis chrysoptera), and syngnathids characterized seagrass assemblages, whereas spot (Leiostomus xanthurus), bay anchovy (Anchoa mitchilli), silversides (Menidia spp.), mojarras (Eucinostomus spp.), and fundulids characterized tidal-creek habitats. Important recreational and commercial species such as striped mullet (Mugil cephalus) and red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) were found primarily in tidal creeks and were among the top 13 taxa in the fish assemblages found in the tidal-creek habitats. Tidal-creek and seagrass habitats in the Suwannee River estuary were found to support diverse fish assemblages. Seasonal patterns in occurrence, which were found to be associated with recruitment of early-life-history stages, were observed for many of the fish species. |
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Tuckey, Troy D. Dehaven, Mark |
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Tuckey, Troy D. Dehaven, Mark |
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Tuckey, Troy D. |
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Fish assemblages found in tidal-creek and seagrass habitats in the Suwannee River estuary |
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Fish assemblages found in tidal-creek and seagrass habitats in the Suwannee River estuary |
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Fish assemblages found in tidal-creek and seagrass habitats in the Suwannee River estuary |
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Fish assemblages found in tidal-creek and seagrass habitats in the Suwannee River estuary |
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Fish assemblages found in tidal-creek and seagrass habitats in the Suwannee River estuary |
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fish assemblages found in tidal-creek and seagrass habitats in the suwannee river estuary |
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2006 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/1834/25622 |
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ENVELOPE(-100.046,-100.046,56.125,56.125) |
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Suwannee River |
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Suwannee River |
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Red drum Sciaenops ocellatus |
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Red drum Sciaenops ocellatus |
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http://aquaticcommons.org/id/eprint/9010 403 2012-08-03 18:08:05 9010 United States National Marine Fisheries Service |
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http://fishbull.noaa.gov/1041/tuckey.pdf 0090-0656 http://hdl.handle.net/1834/25622 |
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