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Life histories in an epifaunal community: coupling of adult and larval processes
| Title: | Life histories in an epifaunal community: coupling of adult and larval processes. |
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| Name(s): |
Bingham, Brian L., creator Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Issuance: | single unit | |
| Date Issued: | 1992 | |
| Publisher: | The Ecological Society of America | |
| Extent: | 17 p. | |
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| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | 3172818 (digitool), FADT3172818 (IID), fau:5685 (fedora), 10.2307/1941472 (doi) | |
| Note(s): |
Marine invertebrates growing epifaunally on red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) prop roots in the Indian River, Florida, USA, were studied in a small mangrove island (Jim Island) through which a number of channels had been cut. Roots hanging down into the water supported diverse epifaunal communities including sponges, oysters, barnacles, bryozoans, and ascidians. To determine what factors control species' population dynamics and contribute to the high degree of spatial heterogeneity characteristic of communities in this unique habitat, two hypotheses were tested: (I) Distributions of species on the roots are controlled by differential growth and mortality due to physical features; and (2) Recruitment, as influenced by larval supply, structures the community. This manuscript is available at http://www.esajournals.org/loi/ecol and may be cited as: Bingham, B. L. (1992). Life histories in an epifaunal community: coupling of adult and larval processes. Ecology, 73(6), 2244-2259. doi:10.2307/1941472. Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #913. |
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| Subject(s): |
Marine invertebrates --Florida Plankton Mangrove Larvae Spatial analysis |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3172818 | |
| Links: | http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1941472 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | ©1992 The Ecological Society of America | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
