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Seagrass-associated invertebrate communities of the southeastern USA: a review
| Title: | Seagrass-associated invertebrate communities of the southeastern USA: a review. |
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| Name(s): |
Virnstein, Robert W. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Date Issued: | 1987 | |
| Publisher: | Florida Dept. of Natural Resources, Bureau of Marine Research. | |
| Place of Publication: | St. Petersburg, FL | |
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| Extent: | 31 p. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | FA00007294 (IID) | |
| Note(s): |
Community structure of invertebrates associated with seagrasses in the southeastern United States is intensively
studied and well described at a few sites, but generally is not well understood. A high regional
diversity exists, due to the overlap of subtropical, tropical (Caribbean), and warm-temperate (Carolinean)
faunas. Decapod crustaceans, especially the caridean shrimps, numerically dominate the larger (trawlsusceptible)
fauna. Dominant species of decapods are similar throughout most of the region. Community
structure of smaller macrofauna (emphasized in this review) is dynamic. Species composition (dominant
species) and density vary widely over small and large distances and over short (hours to days) and long (years)
time scales. Dominant higher taxa are peracarid crustaceans (especially amphipods), gastropod molluscs, and
polychaete worms. Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution 557 This manuscript is an author version with the final publication available and may be cited as: Virnstein, R. W. (1987). Seagrass-associated invertebrate communities of the southeastern USA: a review. Florida Marine Research Publications Number 42, 89-116. |
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| Subject(s): |
Southeastern United States Seagrasses Invertebrate communities |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007294 | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
