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Eco-physiology of juvenile snook Centropomus undecimalis (Bloch): life-history implications
Title
Eco-physiology of juvenile snook Centropomus undecimalis (Bloch): life-history implications.
Creator
Peterson, Mark S., Gilmore, R. G., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued
1991
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3171646
Subject Headings
Snook, Fishes --Habitat, Hematocrit, Hypoxia (Water), Anoxia
Format
Document (PDF)
Deep-water benthic habitat characterization and cable impact assessment for the South Florida ocean measurement facility (SFOMF)
Title
Deep-water benthic habitat characterization and cable impact assessment for the South Florida ocean measurement facility (SFOMF).
Creator
Messing, Charles G., Walker, Brian K., Reed, John K.
Date Issued
2012-07
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3360206
Subject Headings
Benthos--Habitat, Fishes--Habitat
Format
Document (PDF)
Mangrove habitat and fishery resources of Florida
Title
Mangrove habitat and fishery resources of Florida.
Creator
Lewis, R. R., III, Gilmore, R. G., Crewz, D. W., Odum, W. E., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued
1985
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007146
Subject Headings
Florida, Mangrove ecology, Fishery resources, Fishes--Habitat, Fishes--Food
Format
Document (PDF)
Proposed HAPCs/MPAs for mesophotic and deepwater coral/sponge habitat and essential fish habitat in the eastern Gulf of Mexico. A proposal to the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council. GOMFMC Webinar, September 22, 2014
Title
Proposed HAPCs/MPAs for mesophotic and deepwater coral/sponge habitat and essential fish habitat in the eastern Gulf of Mexico. A proposal to the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council. GOMFMC Webinar, September 22, 2014.
Creator
Reed, John K., Farrington, Stephanie, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued
2014
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007513
Subject Headings
Marine parks and reserves Mexico, Sponges--Mexico, Gulf of, Deep sea corals, Fishes--Habitat
Format
Document (PDF)
Subtropical-tropical seagrass communities of the Southeastern United States: fishes and fishcommunities
Title
Subtropical-tropical seagrass communities of the Southeastern United States: fishes and fishcommunities.
Creator
Gilmore, R. G., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued
1987
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007291
Subject Headings
Southeastern United States, Fish communities, Fishes, Seagrasses--Ecology, Fishes--Habitat
Format
Document (PDF)
Assessment of a nearshore and an offshore queen conch (Strombus gigas) habitat in the Florida Keys using field and laboratory techniques
Title
Assessment of a nearshore and an offshore queen conch (Strombus gigas) habitat in the Florida Keys using field and laboratory techniques.
Creator
Kowalik, Gretchen A., Davis, Megan, Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Biological Sciences
Abstract/Description
Queen conch in the Florida Keys are slowly recovering from overfishing. This study assessed habitat characteristics, metamorphosis and postlarval growth of queen conch in a nearshore and an offshore habitat. The nearshore habitat was dominated by macroalgae while the offshore habitat was dominated by areas of open coarse sediment and seagrass. There was a significant difference among the top six diatom families at each habitat (p 0.05). Larvae metamorphosed when exposed to sediment from...
Show moreQueen conch in the Florida Keys are slowly recovering from overfishing. This study assessed habitat characteristics, metamorphosis and postlarval growth of queen conch in a nearshore and an offshore habitat. The nearshore habitat was dominated by macroalgae while the offshore habitat was dominated by areas of open coarse sediment and seagrass. There was a significant difference among the top six diatom families at each habitat (p < 0.001). The diatom family Naviculaceae was dominant at both sites. No difference in microbial populations was observed (p>0.05). Larvae metamorphosed when exposed to sediment from nearshore and offshore locations (10-40%). Larvae exposed to offshore sediment at 27°C exhibited the highest metamorphic response (~40%). There was no significant difference in growth rate of post larvae fed the food present in the sediment from nearshore and offshore locations. This study may help explain aggregation differences between a nearshore and an offshore queen conch habitat.
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Date Issued
2007
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000783
Subject Headings
Fisheries--Environmental aspects, Fish habitat improvement--Florida Keys, Conservation biology--Research, Gastropoda--Habitat--Florida Keys
Format
Document (PDF)
Population distribution, habitat selection, and life history of the slough crayfish (Procambarus fallax) in the ridge-slough landscape of the central Everglades
Title
Population distribution, habitat selection, and life history of the slough crayfish (Procambarus fallax) in the ridge-slough landscape of the central Everglades.
Creator
Van der Heiden, Craig., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Biological Sciences
Abstract/Description
Understanding where and why organisms are distributed in the environment are central themes in ecology. Animals live in environments in which they are subject to competing demands, such as the need to forage, to find mates, to reproduce, and to avoid predation. Optimal habitats for these various activities are usually distributed heterogeneously in the landscape and may vary both spatially and temporally, causing animals to adjust their locations in space and time to balance these conflicting...
Show moreUnderstanding where and why organisms are distributed in the environment are central themes in ecology. Animals live in environments in which they are subject to competing demands, such as the need to forage, to find mates, to reproduce, and to avoid predation. Optimal habitats for these various activities are usually distributed heterogeneously in the landscape and may vary both spatially and temporally, causing animals to adjust their locations in space and time to balance these conflicting demands. In this dissertation, I outline three studies of Procambarus fallax in the ridge-slough landscape of Water conservation Area 3A (WCS-3A). The first section outlines an observational sampling study of crayfish population distribution in a four hectare plot, where I statistically model the density distribution at two spatial scales. ... Secondly, I use radio telemetry to study individual adult crayfish movements at two study sites and evaluate habitat selection using Resource Selection Functions. In the third section, I test the habitat selection theory, ideal free distribution, by assessing performance measures (growth and mortality) of crayfish in the two major vegetation types in a late wet season (November 2007) and early wet season (August 2009).
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Date Issued
2012
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3356890
Subject Headings
Habitat selection, Statistical methods, Fish habitat improvement, Crayfish, Life cycles, Wetland ecology, Habitat (Ecology)
Format
Document (PDF)
Evaluation of fish populations and relative abundance within Pools A, B and C of the Kissimmee River: Possible responses to the Pool B demonstration project
Title
Evaluation of fish populations and relative abundance within Pools A, B and C of the Kissimmee River: Possible responses to the Pool B demonstration project.
Creator
Miller, Daniel E., Florida Atlantic University, Courtenay, Walter R. Jr.
Abstract/Description
Channelization of the Kissimmee River from 1962 to 1971 altered the natural hydrology of the river/floodplain system. Results of construction of the C-38 canal included loss of continuous flow of water and loss of floodplain habitat which adversely impacted the fish community. In 1984 the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) constructed the Pool B demonstration project to evaluate the feasibility of a planned restoration project. To evaluate success of the demonstration project in...
Show moreChannelization of the Kissimmee River from 1962 to 1971 altered the natural hydrology of the river/floodplain system. Results of construction of the C-38 canal included loss of continuous flow of water and loss of floodplain habitat which adversely impacted the fish community. In 1984 the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) constructed the Pool B demonstration project to evaluate the feasibility of a planned restoration project. To evaluate success of the demonstration project in enhancing the Pool B fish fauna, a hoop net sampling program was conducted in 1996. The data suggest that black crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus) and other sport species in Pool B are benefiting from habitat enhancements resulting from the demonstration project. Additional analysis distinguishes black crappie as the only centrarchid sampled that maintains activity during nocturnal hours. Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) were most active during May sampling when water temperatures were optimal for spawning.
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Date Issued
1997
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15456
Subject Headings
Fish habitat improvement--Florida--Kissimmee River, Fishes--Conservation--Florida--Kissimmee River, Fish populations--Florida--Kissimmee River--Measurement
Format
Document (PDF)