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Colonization of artificial seagrass versus time and distance from source
| Title: | Colonization of artificial seagrass versus time and distance from source. |
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| Name(s): |
Virnstein, Robert W., creator Curran, M. C., creator Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Issuance: | single unit | |
| Date Issued: | 1986 | |
| Publisher: | Inter-Research Science Center | |
| Extent: | 11 p. | |
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| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | 3350852 (digitool), FADT3350852 (IID), fau:6465 (fedora) | |
| Note(s): |
In order to measure the ability of seagrass associated macrofauna to colonize 'empty' habitat patches, we studied the colonization of artificial seagrass, a natural seagrass mimic. In 2 separate experiments, we measured colonization (1) over a time series of 0.5 to 16 d and (2) over a distance series of 0 to 15 m from the source pool of colonists in a seagrass meadow in the Indian River lagoon, Florida. Colonization over time was rapid. Abundance and species richness peaked in 4 to 8 d, while abundances of individual species continued to fluctuate. This manuscript is available at http://www.int-res.com/ and may be cited as: Virnstein, R. W., & Curran, M. C. (1986). Colonization of artificial seagrass versus time and distance from source. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 29, 279-288. Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #492. |
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| Subject(s): |
Seagrasses Indian River (Fla.: Lagoon) Colonization (Ecology) Crustaceans Gastropoda |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3350852 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | ©1986 Inter-Research Science Center | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
