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2002

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The Value Of Rockweed (Ascophylum Nodosum) As Habitat For Tidepool Fishes, Amy Marie Gullo Jan 2002

The Value Of Rockweed (Ascophylum Nodosum) As Habitat For Tidepool Fishes, Amy Marie Gullo

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Tidepool fishes are an interesting and commercially valuable guild of fishes that reside in tidepools at low tide. Tidepool fishes of the North Atlantic Coast reside in tidepools only during the late spring to Ml months, and are typically juveniles of subtidal adult species. Tidepool fishes on the Pacific Coast of North America have been studied extensively, but species of the North Atlantic Coast have rarely been studied. An important area of study is the use of different tidepool microhabitats by fishes, specifically the use of rockweed (AscophyZZum nodosum) fringe, which is present in many tidepools. Rockweed is an algal …