The role of estuarine habitats in regulating growth and survival of juvenile penaeid shrimp.

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dc.acquisition-srcen_US
dc.call-noSH 380.6 F5 1991en_US
dc.contract-noen_US
dc.contributor.authorMinello, T.J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorZimmerman, R.J.en_US
dc.contributor.editorDeloach, P., W.J. Dougherty, and M.A. Davidsonen_US
dc.contributor.otherFrontiers of Shrimp Research. Developments in Aquaculture and Fisheries Science, 22.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T17:09:17Z
dc.date.available2010-02-15T17:09:17Z
dc.date.issued1991en_US
dc.degreeen_US
dc.descriptionen_US
dc.description-otheren_US
dc.description.abstractModifications of estuarine habitats are inevitable, but information on habitat functions can be used to protect those habitats most valuable to fishery species. Density patterns of young brown shrimp in estuaries reflect the importance of macrophytic vegetation. Brown shrimp appear to be obligate carnivores, feeding on epifaunal and infaunal organisms which are frequently abundant in vegetated habitats. The structure of the vegetation also provides protection from fish predators such as the southern flounder and pinfish. A large number of environmental factors have the potential to interact with functions of vegetation, however, and the value of these habitats should be expected to vary within and among estuaries. Distributions of juvenile white shrimp in estuaries are more variable, and information on habitat interactions is limited. This species appears to be omnivorous, having a better capacity to avoid predation are also less pronounced in white shrimp. Rapid growth, however, may be a predator avoidance characteristic of this species.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://gbic.tamug.edu/request.htmen_US
dc.geo-codeTexas coasten_US
dc.historyen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/22321
dc.latitudeen_US
dc.locationTAMUG circulating collectionen_US
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dc.notesen_US
dc.placeNew York, New Yorken_US
dc.publisherElsevier Science Publishing Company, Incorporateden_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries4510.00en_US
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dc.scaleen_US
dc.seriesen_US
dc.subjecthabitaten_US
dc.subjectpenaeid shrimpen_US
dc.subjectshrimpen_US
dc.subjectsurvivalen_US
dc.subjectgrowthen_US
dc.subjectestuariesen_US
dc.titleThe role of estuarine habitats in regulating growth and survival of juvenile penaeid shrimp.en_US
dc.typeChapteren_US
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