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Relationships between seagrass bed characteristics and juvenile queen conch (Strombus gigas Linne) abundance in the Bahamas
| Title: | Relationships between seagrass bed characteristics and juvenile queen conch (Strombus gigas Linne) abundance in the Bahamas. |
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| Name(s): |
Stoner, Allan W., creator Lin, Junda, creator Hanisak, M. Dennis, creator |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Issuance: | single unit | |
| Date Issued: | 1995 | |
| Publisher: | National Shellfisheries Association, Inc. | |
| Extent: | 10 p. | |
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| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | 3174041 (digitool), FADT3174041 (IID), fau:5751 (fedora) | |
| Note(s): |
Juveniles of the large, commercially significant gastropod Strombus gigas Linne (queen conch) are aggregated year after year in specific sectors of large seagrass meadows on the Great Bahama Bank. The association of conch with particular nursery grounds was investigated at 23 stations near Lee Stocking Island, Exuma Cays, Bahamas. The stations were chosen to represent locations both within and outside the nursery sites, and matched as closely as possible in terms of depth, seagrass density, and sediment characteristics. Principal component analysis indicated that no single habitat variable was a good predictor of juvenile conch abundance. This manuscript may be cited as: Stoner, A. W., Lin, J., & Hanisak, M. D. (1995). Relationships between seagrass bedcharacteristics and juvenile queen conch (Strombus gigas Linne) abundance in the Bahamas. Journal of Shellfish Research, 14(2), 315-323. Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #1113. |
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| Subject(s): |
Seagrasses Queen conch Algae Multivariate analysis Sediment, Suspended |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3174041 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | ©1995 National Shellfisheries Association, Inc. | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
