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Subtropical Benthos Vary with Reef Type, Depth, and Grazing Intensity.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Subtropical Benthos Vary with Reef Type, Depth, and Grazing Intensity./
Author:	Wall, Kara R.
Published:	Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, : 2017,
Description:	74 p.
Notes:	Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 56-06.
Contained By:	Masters Abstracts International56-06(E).
Subject:	Ecology. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=10606442
ISBN:	9780355138290

Subtropical Benthos Vary with Reef Type, Depth, and Grazing Intensity.
Wall, Kara R.

Subtropical Benthos Vary with Reef Type, Depth, and Grazing Intensity. - Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2017 - 74 p.

Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 56-06.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of South Florida, 2017.

Marine epibenthic communities are influenced by both pre- and post-recruitment processes. For instance, the larval supply and cues that influence settlement (pre-recruitment), as well as the growth and mortality of individuals (post-recruitment), may differ across reef type and depth. Determining the relative influence of these processes is important to understanding how epibenthic communities can develop in a region. Using both a recruitment experiment that controlled grazing by urchins and in situ photographic surveys of epibenthic communities, this study examined the recruitment and composition of epibenthos on natural limestone and artificial reefs in the eastern Gulf of Mexico (eGOM). In the experiment, tiles that were open to urchin grazing had lower percent cover of algae (--12%) and higher cover of crustose coralline algae (CCA) (13%) than those that excluded urchins. Patterns in tile cover were likely the result of CCA either resisting grazing mortality or recolonizing exposed areas after algae were removed. Prevalence of estuarine species on inshore tiles was indicative of variation in recruitment across depth. Urchin density was positively correlated with the structural complexity of the habitats, which was higher on artificial reefs than natural ones, a factor that potentially had important effects on several observed patterns. Results from photographic surveys indicated that natural reef communities had higher algal cover and lower cover of invertebrates (e.g., corals and hydroids) than artificial reefs. These findings were consistent with previous work conducted in both temperate and tropical ecosystems, and suggested that grazing from urchins plays an important role in shaping epibenthic community structure in the subtropical eGOM.

ISBN: 9780355138290Subjects--Topical Terms:

516476
Ecology.

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