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Temporal and spatial variation in habitat characteristics of tilefish (Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps) off the east coast of Florida
| Title: | Temporal and spatial variation in habitat characteristics of tilefish (Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps) off the east coast of Florida. |
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| Name(s): |
Able, Kenneth W., creator Grimes, Churchill B., creator Jones, Robert S., creator Twichell, David C., creator Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Issuance: | single unit | |
| Date Issued: | 1993 | |
| Publisher: | Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami | |
| Extent: | 15 p. | |
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| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | 3172857 (digitool), FADT3172857 (IID), fau:5693 (fedora) | |
| Note(s): |
The depths at which we observed tilefish off Florida (150-290 m), based on submersible observations and sidescan sonar operations during 1983 and 1984, were similar to those recorded in 1975-1977 (137-266 m) before the inception of the directed fishery. Both are similar to the range observed in the Mid-Atlantic Bight although tilefish there can be found at shallower and slightly deeper depths (80-305 m). The largest burrows off Florida (J .5-m diameter) were smaller than those observed in the Mid-Atlantic Bight (up to 5 m). The behavior of tilefish around the burrow and the invertebrates and fishes co-inhabiting the burrows off Florida are nearly identical to those in the Mid-Atlantic Bight. This manuscript is available at http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/bms and may be cited as: Able, K. W., Grimes, C. B., Jones, R. S., & Twichell, D. C. (1993). Temporal and spatial variation in habitat characteristics of tilefish (Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps) off the east coast of Florida. Bulletin of Marine Science, 53(3), 1013-1026. Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #916. |
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| Subject(s): |
Tilefish Marine sediments --Florida Carbonates Sidescan sonar Oceanographic submersibles |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3172857 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | ©1993 Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
