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Factors Affecting The Abundance Of Juvenile Fish Species On A Temperate Artificial Reef, Daniel Pondella, John Stephens
Factors Affecting The Abundance Of Juvenile Fish Species On A Temperate Artificial Reef, Daniel Pondella, John Stephens
Daniel Pondella
In contrast to most artificial reefs which are placed at relatively deep depths so as not to interfere with shipping, rocky breakwaters provide important habitat in the intertidal-shallow subtidal zone. This zone is especially preferred for recruitment by many rocky shore fishes. The breakwaters of King Harbor, Redondo Beach, California enhance this zone. Further, the lee of the outer breakwater provides a stable, quiet water area for numerous Young-of-Year (YOY) fishes. By means of SCUBA we monitored YOY abundance from 1986-1990. During these five years there were dramatic natural and anthropogenic disturbances of the habitat. With little inter-annual variation of …