Meta-analysis of estuarine nurseries

Description

Densities of juvenile fishery species and other animals (all generally 100 mm total length) were summarized for shallow estuarine areas along coastal Texas and Louisiana. The purpose was to identify where these species live (delineate their habitat) and to analyze density patterns within habitats that would be useful in distinguishing EFH. Analyses were restricted to data collected with enclosure drop sampler techniques that have been shown to provide comparable density estimates among highly diverse shallow-water areas. Habitat types evaluated included Spartina alterniflora marsh edge (SAME), mixed-vegetation marsh edge, inner marsh (5 m from open water), submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV), oyster reefs, and shallow nonvegetated bottom (SNB). All habitat types are likely essential for some fishery species. The analysis highlighted many of the challenges confronted in determining habitat-use patterns and emphasized the need for additional systematic sampling to examine geographic variability in habitat use and to examine distribution patterns within habitats. However, in addition to analyses of intra-habitat densities, the identification of EFH requires information on functional relationships between fishery species and habitat characteristics. In a second paper, the nursery role of salt marshes was examined for transient nekton by searching the global literature for data on density, growth, and survival of juvenile fishes and decapod crustaceans in marsh areas. We analyzed density data from 32 studies conducted world-wide using a meta-analyses to test hypotheses. Based on fish density, habitat types could be ranked from highest to lowest as: seagrass vegetated marsh edge, nonvegetated marsh, open water, macroalgae, oyster reefs vegetated inner marsh. However, patterns of habitat use varied among the various fishes and decapod crustaceans represented.

Resources

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33 Minello, T. J., K. W. Able, M. P. Weinstein, and C. G. Hays. 2003. Salt marshes as nurseries for nekton: Testing hypotheses on density, growth and survival through meta-analysis. Marine Ecology Progress Series 246: 39-59. doi:10.3354/meps246039 https://www.int-res.com/articles/meps2003/246/m246p039.pdf
57 ONLINE RESOURCE parr/8598.zip http://grunt.sefsc.noaa.gov/parr/30686.zip
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/sefsc/dmp/pdf/30686.pdf
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/30686
0 Homepage of Fisheries Symposium 22. One can order Minello, T.J. (1999) Nekton densities in shallow estuarine habitats of Texas and Louisiana and the identification of essential fish habitat. American Fisheries Society Symposium, 22, 43-75. From this page https://fisheries.org/bookstore/all-titles/afs-symposia/x54022xm/
57 ONLINE RESOURCE parr/8598.zip https://grunt.sefsc.noaa.gov/parr/30686.zip
33 Minello, T. J., K. W. Able, M. P. Weinstein, and C. G. Hays. 2003. Salt marshes as nurseries for nekton: Testing hypotheses on density, growth and survival through meta-analysis. Marine Ecology Progress Series 246: 39-59. doi:10.3354/meps246039 https://www.int-res.com/articles/meps2003/246/m246p039.pdf
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/30686
0 Homepage of Fisheries Symposium 22. One can order Minello, T.J. (1999) Nekton densities in shallow estuarine habitats of Texas and Louisiana and the identification of essential fish habitat. American Fisheries Society Symposium, 22, 43-75. From this page https://fisheries.org/bookstore/all-titles/afs-symposia/x54022xm/
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/sefsc/dmp/pdf/30686.pdf

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  • legacy data set
  • 1982-1999
  • distribution
  • drop sampler
  • galveston fisheries ecology projects
  • noaa
  • southeast fisheries science center
  • juvenile fishery species
  • doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc
  • meta analysis
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • texas
  • national marine fisheries service
  • densities
  • estuarine nurseries
  • louisiana
  • habitat

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