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Predator caging experiments in soft sediments: caution advised
| Title: | Predator caging experiments in soft sediments: caution advised. |
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| Name(s): |
Virnstein, Robert W., creator Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Issuance: | single unit | |
| Date Issued: | 1978 | |
| Publisher: | Elsevier | |
| Extent: | 14 p. | |
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| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | 3343789 (digitool), FADT3343789 (IID), fau:6426 (fedora) | |
| Note(s): |
Field experiments in which predators were excluded from soft-sediment communities have been done in the York River, Virginia, the Indian River, Florida, and the shallow continental shelf off southeast Florida. The York River experiments revealed that predators on infaunal macrobenthos are important in determining community structure and population densities. There appeared to be only two major predators in shallow water - the blue crab Callinectes sapidus (Crustacea: Portunidae) and the spot Leiostomus xanthurus (Pisces: Sciaenidae). The final published version of this manuscript is available at http://www.springerlink.com and may be cited as: Virnstein, R. W. (1978). Predator caging experiments in soft sediments: caution advised. In M. L. Wiley (Ed.), Estuarine Interactions. (pp. 261-273). New York: Academic Press. Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #108. |
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| Subject(s): |
Experiments Marine sediments Predation Caging experiments |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3343789 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | ©1978 Elsevier | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
