NDLI: Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Larval Naked Goby Gobiosoma bosc (Pisces, Gobiidae) in the Middle St. Johns River, Florida

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Author	Miller, Steven J. Peacock, Lauren Shenker, Jonathan M. Scripter, Matthew Farson, Audrey
Copyright Year	2014
Abstract	Naked goby (Gobiosoma bosc) larvae were collected from February 2008 through September 2009 at six sites located from 100 to 255 km upstream of the lower St. Johns River estuary. A total of 49,995 G. bosc larvae were collected making it the fourth most abundant species present. Preflexion larvae (3–5 mm standard length (SL)) were collected at all sites and comprised of >55 % of all G. bosc larvae collected. The dominance of preflexion larvae, estimated to be about 2 weeks old, validated that G. bosc were spawning at all sampling sites. Because of the distance involved, and the lack reverse flows due to tidal influence, larval presence was not a result of upstream transport from the estuary. Throughout the study, salinity at all sampling sites averaged between 0.2 and 1.2 practical salinity units (psu), which is below the lower limit of salinity at which this species has been previously reported to spawn. Spawning by G. bosc in the middle St. Johns River in 2008 and 2009 occurred from late March through early August. Spawning in the middle basin appeared truncated compared to the estuary, where reproduction appears to occur well into the fall. Larval G. bosc larvae began appearing in our samples as water temperatures approached 20 °C. Larval density varied significantly both spatially and temporally, but was poorly explained by instantaneous measures of dissolved oxygen, salinity, pH, temperature, Secchi depth, or sampling depth. At sampling sites, where G. Bosc larvae were most abundant, average seasonal densities declined from 74 to 95 % between 2008 and 2009. In August 2008, heavy rains from Tropical Storm Fay caused dramatic flooding over the entire study area and dissolved oxygen concentration at all sampling sites fell to <0.8 mg L$^{−1}$ from periods ranging from several days to several weeks. We believe this anoxic event caused high larval and juvenile mortality resulting in a nearly complete recruitment failure of the 2008 year class. Since G. bosc rarely survive past age I, recruitment failure of the 2008 year class could explain the between-year decline in larval densities observed. In addition, frequent anoxic events associated with increased streamflow at our most upstream sites during the late summer wet season may also help explain low larval densities at these sites.
Starting Page	1477
Ending Page	1491
Page Count	15
File Format	PDF
ISSN	15592723
Journal	Estuaries
Volume Number	38
Issue Number	5
e-ISSN	15592731
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2014-09-24
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Naked goby Gobiosoma bosc St. Johns River Larval fish Spatial and temporal distribution Anoxia Dissolved oxygen Tropical storm Environment Ecology Freshwater & Marine Ecology Environmental Management Coastal Sciences Water and Health
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ecology Aquatic Science Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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