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Use Of Shallow Estuarine Habitats By Nekton In The Mobile-Tensaw River Delta, Alabama, Lawrence P. Rozas, John F. Valentine, Charles Martin, Latina Steele
Use Of Shallow Estuarine Habitats By Nekton In The Mobile-Tensaw River Delta, Alabama, Lawrence P. Rozas, John F. Valentine, Charles Martin, Latina Steele
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We compared nekton density, composition, and biomass in fall 2009 and spring 2010 among three major habitat types (marsh, SAV=submerged aquatic vegetation dominated by Vallisneria americana, SNB=shallow nonvegetated bottom) commonly found throughout the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta (MTD) using 1-m2drop samplers. In the sampling design, habitat selection was based on vegetation composition. Sample locations (TR=Tensaw River, CB=Chocolatta Bay, and BC=Below Causeway) were selected based on their degree of tidal connectivity with the wider estuary (BC > TR > CB). Nekton distributional patterns varied among both locations and habitat types. Species richness was greater at BC than CB. The young of most …
Biology Department Newsletter, No.1, Sacred Heart University
Biology Department Newsletter, No.1, Sacred Heart University
Biology Newsletter
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