Fish Assemblage Dynamics and Red Drum Habitat Selection in Bayou St. John and Associated Urban Waterways located within the City of New Orleans, Louisiana

Bayou St. John (BSJ) and City Park Lakes and Lagoons (CPLL) are urban waterways in New Orleans, Louisiana. I studied habitat selection of red drum in BSJ, and fish assemblage change in BSJ and CPLL over 40 years. Temperature was found to be the best predictor of red drum habitat selection in Bayou S...

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Main Author: Smith, Patrick W, Mr.
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: ScholarWorks@UNO 2012
Subjects:
red drum
Sciaenops ocellatus
urban fisheries
habitat selection
telemetry
Aquaculture and Fisheries
Behavior and Ethology
Biodiversity
Marine Biology
Other Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Orleans
Red drum
Online Access:https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/1485
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/context/td/article/2442/viewcontent/2012_MS_Smith_Patrick.pdf
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Summary:Bayou St. John (BSJ) and City Park Lakes and Lagoons (CPLL) are urban waterways in New Orleans, Louisiana. I studied habitat selection of red drum in BSJ, and fish assemblage change in BSJ and CPLL over 40 years. Temperature was found to be the best predictor of red drum habitat selection in Bayou St. John, while salinity and change in depth also were found to be good predictors for certain sites. Potential prey item abundance did not appear to influence habitat selection. Using data from 1971 – 2010, nearshore habitats in CPLL were affected by Hurricane Katrina, but have sense recovered and nearshore habitats in BSJ were found to have decreased diversity. Pelagic habitats in both areas were found stable across 40 years. Since 2006, nearshore assemblages were similar for CPLL and BSJ with a decrease in fishes from Order: Cyprinodontiformes and an increase in other fishes seen across years.

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