Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1988
Publication Title
Fishery Bulletin
Volume
86
Issue
2
Pages
331-338
Abstract
Fewer juvenile pinry lobsters were found in areas of the Florida Keys where their primary habitat was heavily silted as compared with similar, less silted habitat. Several hypotheses explaining this relationship were tested, and the time-to-metamorphosis was compared for settling pueruli within silted and nonsilted algae stands. Limited postlarval settlement and avoidance of silted algal habitats by juveniles, probably accounts for the paucity of young lobsters in heavily silted sites. In addition, although juvenile lobsters are nonselective predators, lower prey availability in silted algae probably promotes transciency which, in turn, causes increased mortality by predation while juveniles are exposed.
Original Publication Citation
Herrnkind, W.F., Butler, M.J., & Tankersley, R.A. (1988). The effects of siltation on recruitment of spiny lobsters, Panulirus argus. Fishery Bulletin, 86(2), 331-338.
Repository Citation
Herrnkind, William F.; Butler, Mark J.; and Tankersley, Richard A., "The Effects of Siltation on Recruitment of Spiny Lobsters, Panulirus argus" (1988). Biological Sciences Faculty Publications. 82.
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