Current Search: Baumberger, Rex E., Jr. (x)
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The impacts of harmful algal blooms on a Florida reef fish community.
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Creator
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Baumberger, Rex E., Jr., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Biology
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Abstract/Description
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Coral reefs worldwide are threatened by many environmental disturbances including harmful algal blooms (HABs) which have been increasing on Florida coasts over the past decade. Research has mainly focused on HAB identification, percent cover and other effects on the benthos but the relationship of HABs with upper trophic levels has received less attention. To study this relationship, a two-year investigation on a 10-m deep reef off of Hallandale Beach, was conducted. Stationary fish census...
Show moreCoral reefs worldwide are threatened by many environmental disturbances including harmful algal blooms (HABs) which have been increasing on Florida coasts over the past decade. Research has mainly focused on HAB identification, percent cover and other effects on the benthos but the relationship of HABs with upper trophic levels has received less attention. To study this relationship, a two-year investigation on a 10-m deep reef off of Hallandale Beach, was conducted. Stationary fish census coupled with benthic transect videos were conducted quarterly between April 2005-July 2007. A significant correlation between Lyngbya sp. blooms and alterations in fish assemblages was observed. Lyngbya had a negative interaction with fish species and abundance; additionally, HAB sample periods were significantly different from low algal abundance periods. Blooms of Dictyota sp. had no measurable relationship with the fish assemblage indicating HABs may have variable impacts on fishes depending on family, species and chemistry of the algae.
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Date Issued
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2008
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/186286
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Subject Headings
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Toxic algae, Environmental aspects, Algal blooms, Environmental aspects, Water quality biological assessment, Coral reef ecology
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Format
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Document (PDF)
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Title
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Hurricanes Frances and Jeanne remove blooms of the invasive green alga Caulerpa brachypus forma parvifolia (Harvey) Cribb from coral reefs off northern Palm Beach County, Florida.
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Creator
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Lapointe, Brian E., Bedford, Bradley J., Baumberger, Rex E., Jr.
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Date Issued
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2006
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3174028
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Subject Headings
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Hurricanes, Algal blooms, Organisms, Coral reefs and islands, Nutrient pollution of water
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Document (PDF)
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Title
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Spawning aggregation of beardfish Polymixia lowei, in adeep-water sinkhole off the Florida Keys.
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Creator
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Baumberger, Rex E., Jr., Brown-Peterson, N. J., Reed, John K., Gilmore, R. G.
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Date Issued
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2010
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007111
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Subject Headings
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Florida Keys (Fla.), Beardfishes, Polymixiidae, Spawning, Sinkholes, Johnson-Sea-Link II (Submarine)
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Format
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Document (PDF)
