Recruitment in the Holothurian Cucumaria frondosa in the Gulf of Maine
The sea cucumber Cucumaria frondosa spawns in the spring, in the Guff of Maine, USA. The larvae remain pelagic for several weeks prior to recruitment to the benthos. In the western Gulf of Maine, a previous study showed that juvenile C. frondosa occur exclusively inside mussel beds; adults are absen...
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ftuninhampshire:oai:scholars.unh.edu:jel-1530 2023-05-15T15:59:37+02:00 Recruitment in the Holothurian Cucumaria frondosa in the Gulf of Maine Medeiros-Bergen, Dorothy E. Miles, Erika 1997-01-01T08:00:00Z https://scholars.unh.edu/jel/385 https://doi.org/10.1080/07924259.1997.9672570 unknown University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository https://scholars.unh.edu/jel/385 https://doi.org/10.1080/07924259.1997.9672570 Jackson Estuarine Laboratory Cucumaria frondosa Gulf of Maine juvenile predation recruitment sea cucumber substrate text 1997 ftuninhampshire https://doi.org/10.1080/07924259.1997.9672570 2023-01-30T21:55:47Z The sea cucumber Cucumaria frondosa spawns in the spring, in the Guff of Maine, USA. The larvae remain pelagic for several weeks prior to recruitment to the benthos. In the western Gulf of Maine, a previous study showed that juvenile C. frondosa occur exclusively inside mussel beds; adults are absent from the region. In the present investigation, recruitment and juvenile abundances in the field were examined from 1993–1995. A study conducted in the spring of 1993 in the Maine-New Hampshire coastal waters indicated that recruitment of C. frondosa to mussel beds was high. In the fell of 1994, no recruits were present on the benthos; juveniles were more abundant in coralline algae than in mussel beds or kelp holdfasts. In 1995, recruitment and juvenile abundance monitored over the recruitment season revealed that recruitment was highest in June. Toward the end of June and during early July, recruitment was significantly higher in mussel beds than in coralline algae and kelp holdfasts. In June, a 2-day intensive field study indicated that recruits were significantly more abundant in mussel beds than in kelp holdfasts or coralline algae, while juveniles were significantly more abundant in the mussel beds than coralline algae. Mussel beds may enhance early survival by providing a refuge from predation. A potential predator on new recruits are large nereid worms. Text Cucumaria frondosa University of New Hampshire: Scholars Repository Invertebrate Reproduction & Development 31 1-3 123 133 |
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The sea cucumber Cucumaria frondosa spawns in the spring, in the Guff of Maine, USA. The larvae remain pelagic for several weeks prior to recruitment to the benthos. In the western Gulf of Maine, a previous study showed that juvenile C. frondosa occur exclusively inside mussel beds; adults are absent from the region. In the present investigation, recruitment and juvenile abundances in the field were examined from 1993–1995. A study conducted in the spring of 1993 in the Maine-New Hampshire coastal waters indicated that recruitment of C. frondosa to mussel beds was high. In the fell of 1994, no recruits were present on the benthos; juveniles were more abundant in coralline algae than in mussel beds or kelp holdfasts. In 1995, recruitment and juvenile abundance monitored over the recruitment season revealed that recruitment was highest in June. Toward the end of June and during early July, recruitment was significantly higher in mussel beds than in coralline algae and kelp holdfasts. In June, a 2-day intensive field study indicated that recruits were significantly more abundant in mussel beds than in kelp holdfasts or coralline algae, while juveniles were significantly more abundant in the mussel beds than coralline algae. Mussel beds may enhance early survival by providing a refuge from predation. A potential predator on new recruits are large nereid worms. |
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Recruitment in the Holothurian Cucumaria frondosa in the Gulf of Maine |
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Recruitment in the Holothurian Cucumaria frondosa in the Gulf of Maine |
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Recruitment in the Holothurian Cucumaria frondosa in the Gulf of Maine |
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Recruitment in the Holothurian Cucumaria frondosa in the Gulf of Maine |
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Recruitment in the Holothurian Cucumaria frondosa in the Gulf of Maine |
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recruitment in the holothurian cucumaria frondosa in the gulf of maine |
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