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Directed dispersal; Metacommunity; Change-point analysis; Fish; Aquatic refuge
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Seasonal Fish Dispersal In Ephemeral Wetlands Of The Florida Everglades, Charles W. Goss, William F. Loftus, Joel C. Trexler
Seasonal Fish Dispersal In Ephemeral Wetlands Of The Florida Everglades, Charles W. Goss, William F. Loftus, Joel C. Trexler
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We hypothesized that fishes in short-hydroperiod wetlands display pulses in activity tied to seasonal flooding and drying, with relatively low activity during intervening periods. To evaluate this hypothesis, sampling devices that funnel fish into traps (drift fences) were used to investigate fish movement across the Everglades, U.S.A. Samples were collected at six sites in the Rocky Glades, a seasonally flooded karstic habitat located on the southeastern edge of the Everglades. Four species that display distinct recovery patterns following drought in long-hydroperiod wetlands were studied: eastern mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) and flagfish (Jordanella floridae) (rapid recovery); and bluefin …