Physical variation of non-vegetated marsh edge habitats, and use patterns by nekton in Barataria Bay, Louisiana, USA

Physical variation of non-vegetated marsh edge habitats, and use patterns by nekton in Barataria Bay, Louisiana, USA

While the ecological importance of vegetated marsh edge habitats for many estuarine-dependent nekton is well documented, less is known about nekton use of the non-vegetated, water edge adjacent to marsh habitats and how physical variation of these habitats affects habitat use. The effects of morphol...

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Veröffentlicht in:Marine ecology. Progress series (Halstenbek) 2008-03, Vol.356, p.51-61
Hauptverfasser: La Peyre, Megan K., Birdsong, Timothy
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Aquatic habitats
Estuaries
Fish
Habitat conservation
Habitat selection
Marine
Marshes
Nekton
Salinity
Species diversity
Wildlife habitats
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Zusammenfassung:While the ecological importance of vegetated marsh edge habitats for many estuarine-dependent nekton is well documented, less is known about nekton use of the non-vegetated, water edge adjacent to marsh habitats and how physical variation of these habitats affects habitat use. The effects of morphological variation of these edge habitats on nekton communities were studied in Barataria Bay, Louisiana, USA. Monthly seining in fall 2003 (September, October, November) and spring 2004 (March, April, May) was conducted at 75 marsh edge study sites
ISSN:0171-8630
1616-1599
DOI:10.3354/meps07256