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Motile epifauna of marine macrophytes in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida. I. Comparisons among three species of seagrasses from adjacent beds
| Title: | Motile epifauna of marine macrophytes in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida. I. Comparisons among three species of seagrasses from adjacent beds. |
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| Name(s): |
Virnstein, Robert W., creator Howard, Robert K., creator Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Issuance: | single unit | |
| Date Issued: | 1987 | |
| Publisher: | Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami | |
| Extent: | 13 p. | |
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| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | 3172769 (digitool), FADT3172769 (IID), fau:5662 (fedora) | |
| Note(s): |
A newly-designed sampler was used to quantitatively sample the epifauna associated with three morphologically distinct seagrasses occurring in adjacent beds within 60m of each other: Thalassia testudinum, Halodule wrightii, and Syringodium filiforme. Similar suites of epifaunal species occurred on all three seagrass species, with a mean of 82% of the species in common; relative abundance, however, differed greatly. All of the top 11 species had significant differences in abundance when standardized to (1) bottom surface area, (2) plant biomass, or (3) plant surface area. This manuscript is available at http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/bms/ and may be cited as: Virnstein, R. W., & Howard, R. K. (1987). Motile epifauna of marine macrophytes in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida. I. Comparisons among three species of seagrasses from adjacent beds. Bulletin of Marine Science, 41(1), 1-12. Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #559. |
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| Subject(s): |
Seagrasses --Habitat Benthic animals Marine invertebrates Aquatic plants Biomass |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3172769 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | ©1987 Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
