A habitat-use model to determine essential fish habitat for juvenile brown shrimp (Farfantepenaeus aztecus) in Galveston Bay, Texas

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dc.contributor.authorClark RDen_US
dc.contributor.authorChristensen JDen_US
dc.contributor.authorMonaco MEen_US
dc.contributor.authorCaldwell PAen_US
dc.contributor.authorMatthews GAen_US
dc.contributor.authorMinello TJen_US
dc.contributor.otherFishery Bulletinen_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T17:16:51Z
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dc.date.issued2004 Apren_US
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dc.description264-277en_US
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dc.description.abstractA density prediction model for juvenile brown shrimp (Farfan-tepenaeus aztecus) was developed by using three bottom types, five salinity zones, and four seasons to quantify patterns of habitat use in Galveston Bay, Texas. Sixteen years of quantitative density data were used. Bottom types were vegetated marsh edge, submerged aquatic vegetation, and shallow non-vegetated bottom. Multiple regression was used to develop density estimates, and the resultant formula was then coupled with a geographical information system (GIS) to provide a spatial mosaic (map) of predicted habitat use. Results indicated that juvenile brown shrimp (<100 mm) selected vegetated habitats in salinities of 15-25 ppt and that seagrasses were selected over marsh edge where they co-occurred. Our results provide a spatially resolved estimate of high-density areas that will help designate essential fish habitat (EFH) in Galveston Bay. In addition, using this modeling technique, we were able to provide an estimate of the overall population of juvenile brown shrimp (<100 mm) in shallow water habitats within the bay of approximately 1.3 billion. Furthermore, the geographic range of the model was assessed by plotting observed (actual) versus expected (model) brown shrimp densities in three other Texas bays. Similar habitat-use patterns were observed in all three bays-each having a coefficient of determination >0.50. These results indicate that this model may have a broader geographic application and is a plausible approach in refining current EFH designations for all Gulf of Mexico estuaries with similar geomorphological and hydrological characteristicsen_US
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dc.notesTimes Cited: 0ArticleEnglishClark, R. DNOAA, Biogeog Program, Ctr Coastal Monitoring & Assessment, Natl Ctr Coastal Ocean Sci,Natl Ocean Serv, Silver Spring, MD 20910 USACited References Count: 59817MV7600 SAND POINT WAY NE BIN C15700, SEATTLE, WA 98115 USASEATTLEen_US
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dc.subjectSALT-MARSHen_US
dc.subjectPENAEUS-AZTECUSen_US
dc.subjectDECAPOD CRUSTACEANSen_US
dc.subjectNEKTON USEen_US
dc.subjectNATANT MACROFAUNAen_US
dc.subjectESTUARINEen_US
dc.subjectEDGEen_US
dc.subjectMICROHABITATen_US
dc.subjectSETIFERUSen_US
dc.subjectSELECTIONen_US
dc.titleA habitat-use model to determine essential fish habitat for juvenile brown shrimp (Farfantepenaeus aztecus) in Galveston Bay, Texasen_US
dc.typeJournalen_US
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dc.vol-issue102(2)en_US

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