Restoration of the annual flood pulse in Breton Sound, Louisiana, USA: habitat change and nekton community response

Aquatic Biology

关键词: Nekton;    Community assembly;    Water depth;    Freshwater diversion;    Drop sampler;    Estuary;    Louisiana;   

DOI  :  10.3354/ab00013

学科分类：生物科学（综合）

来源: Inter-Research

【 摘 要 】

ABSTRACT: Riverine pulse events are hypothesized to benefit estuarine nekton resources by making high-quality habitat available for exploitation; however, few studies focus on the actual nekton use of this ephemerally flooded habitat during the flood pulse event. We evaluated the effects of pulsed freshwater flow on nekton density, biomass, diversity and community assembly through 2 winter/spring (February and March) experimental high-flow riverine discharge events in the upper reaches of the Breton Sound estuary, Louisiana, USA in 2005. Nekton were caught with a 1 m

【 授权许可】

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