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Mangrove habitat and fishery resources of Florida
| Title: | Mangrove habitat and fishery resources of Florida. |
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| Name(s): |
Lewis, R. R., III Gilmore, R. G. Crewz, D. W. Odum, W. E. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Date Issued: | 1985 | |
| Publisher: | American Fisheries Society. | |
| Place of Publication: | Kissimmee, FL | |
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| Extent: | 58 p. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | FA00007146 (IID) | |
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In the recent review of the ecology of mangroves in south Florida,mangrove forests are described as serving two distinct roles for fishpopulations (55). The first is as habitat for juvenile fish and the secondas food, either directly as decaying leaf material (detritus), or morecommonly as the source of energy for a detritus-based food web thatsupports numerous invertebrate species or small forage fish species thatare food for other fish.The role that mangroves play in supporting fishery resources varieswith location. A total of 217 species of fish have been collected frommangrove areas in south Florida, many of which are important incommercial and recreation fisheries (55).The purpose of this chapter is to discuss the fishery resourcesassociated with mangroves not only in south Florida but also in otherportions of Florida, and to discuss management alternatives important inrestoring fisheries presently exhibiting declines due in part to lost oraltered mangrove habitat (39, 41). Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution 343 This manuscript is an author version with the final publication available and may be cited as: Lewis, R. R., III., Gilmore, R. G., Jr., Crewz, D. W., & Odum, W. E. (1985). Mangrove habitat and fishery resources of Florida. In W. Seaman, Jr. (Ed.), Florida aquatic habitat and fishery resources (pp. 281-336). Kissimmee, FL: Florida Chapter, American Fisheries Society. |
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| Subject(s): |
Florida Mangrove ecology Fishery resources Fishes--Habitat Fishes--Food |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007146 | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
