Abundance, Distribution, and Habitat Use of Sharks in Two Northeast Florida Estuaries

• Main Author: McCallister, Michael Philip
• Format: Thesis
• Language: unknown
• Published: UNF Digital Commons 2012
• Subjects: University of North Florida; UNF; Dissertations; Academic – UNF – Master of Science in Biology; Academic – UNF – Biology; Thesis; Carcharhiniformes; Atlantic sharpnose shark; Blacktip shark; Hammerhead sharks; Sandbar shark; Estuarine fishes; Estuarine health; Estuarine ecology > Cumberland Sound (Ga. and Fla.); Estuarine ecology > Florida > Nassau River; Biology; Cumberland Sound
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/352; https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1405&context=etd

Sharks are considered top predators in many marine ecosystems, and can play an important role in structuring those communities. As a result, it is necessary to understand the factors that influence their abundance and distribution. This is particularly important as fishery managers develop fishery m...