Utilization of saltmarsh shorelines by newly settled sciaenids in a Texas estuary

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dc.contributor.authorGeary BWen_US
dc.contributor.authorRooker JRen_US
dc.contributor.authorWebb JWen_US
dc.contributor.otherGulf and Caribbean Researchen_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T17:13:36Z
dc.date.available2010-02-15T17:13:36Z
dc.date.issued2001en_US
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dc.descriptionpp-49en_US
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dc.description.abstractPost-settlement patterns of habitat use along saltmarsh shorelines of Galveston Bay, Texas were examined for 3 sciaenids; spotted seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus), red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus), and Atlantic croaker (Micropogonias undulatus). Collections were made summer through fall of 1997 and 1998 using a 1.5-m beam trawl hand-towed along the outside edge of salt marshes. Sciaenids were collected from tidal pass, bay, and remote tidal creek areas to assess large-scale (bay-wide) patterns of distribution and abundance. Cynoscion nebulosus were smaller and most numerous at bay stations, with densities peaking in June. Conversely, S. ocellatus were collected in higher numbers, and smaller sizes, at stations near the tidal pass, with peak densities in September. Micropogonias undulatus occurred in high numbers near both the tidal pass and remote tidal creeks, with undetectable size differences among areas and peak densities in November. Densities of C. nebulosus and S. ocellatus were greater at sites nearer the larval supply; patterns were less clear for M. undulatus. Small-scale patterns of habitat use were investigated within remote tidal creeks, with trends in density and size apparent for M. undulatus, while few C. nebulosus and S. ocellatus were collected. Interannual variability in densities occurred within and among stations, although total densities for each species were relatively similar between 1997 and 1998en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/22958
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dc.notes1528-0470EnglishEnglishJournal ArticleMarine; BrackishCS0123785en_US
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dc.relation.ispartofseries50450.00en_US
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dc.subjectabundanceen_US
dc.subjectASW,USA,Texas,Galveston Bayen_US
dc.subjectAtlantic croakeren_US
dc.subjectCynoscion nebulosusen_US
dc.subjectestuariesen_US
dc.subjectFish larvaeen_US
dc.subjectGalveston Bayen_US
dc.subjecthabitaten_US
dc.subjectHabitat selectionen_US
dc.subjectLarval settlementen_US
dc.subjectMarshesen_US
dc.subjectMicropogonias undulatusen_US
dc.subjectNursery groundsen_US
dc.subjectO 1070 Ecology/Community Studiesen_US
dc.subjectPopulation densityen_US
dc.subjectQ1 01463 Habitat community studiesen_US
dc.subjectRed drumen_US
dc.subjectSalt marshesen_US
dc.subjectSciaenops ocellatusen_US
dc.subjectSpotted seatrouten_US
dc.subjectTexasen_US
dc.subjectUSAen_US
dc.subjectVariabilityen_US
dc.titleUtilization of saltmarsh shorelines by newly settled sciaenids in a Texas estuaryen_US
dc.typeJournalen_US
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