La Tour du Valat

Institut de recherche pour la conservation des zones humides méditerranéennes

Titre :	The effects of eelgrass habitat loss on estuarine fish communities of southern new England
Auteurs :	J. E. Hughes, Auteur ; L. A. Deegan, Auteur ; J. C. Wyda, Auteur ; M. J. Weaver, Auteur ; A. Wright, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Estuaries (25(2) APR 2002)
Article en page(s) :	235-249
Résumé :	We studied the late June-August fish community in extant and former eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) habitats in 15 estuaries of Buzzards Bay, and in Waquoit Bay, Massachusetts, U.S. Our objective was to quantify the effects of eelgrass habitat loss on fish abundance, biomass, species composition and richness, life-history characteristics, and habitat use by examining the response of the fish community to eelgrass loss in Waquoit and Buttermilk Bays over an 11-yr period (1988-1999) and in 14 other embayments of Buzzards Bay during 1993, 1996, and 1998. Sampling sites were located in present-day or historical eelgrass beds and were classified according to eelgrass habitat complexity (zero complexity: no eelgrass; low complexity:

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