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The Role of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in Structuring the Nearshore Fish Community Within an Estuary of the Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence

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Author	Schein, Allison Courtenay, Simon C. Crane, Cindy S. Teather, Kevin L. Heuvel, Michael R.
Copyright Year	2011
Abstract	Artificial fertilizers are contributing to the replacement of eelgrass (Zostera marina) by sea lettuce (Ulva lactuca) in estuaries of Prince Edward Island (PEI), Canada. In this study, we found that the nearshore fish community differed between areas dominated by these two vegetations within an estuary in every month sampled (April–August). Adult northern pipefish (Syngnathus fuscus), threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus), blackspotted stickleback (Gasterosteus wheatlandi), and Atlantic silverside (Menidia menidia) were most strongly associated with eelgrass, while mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus), ninespine stickleback (Pungitius pungitius), and American eel (Anguilla rostrata) were often more numerous in sea lettuce. Sea lettuce stations tended to have more young-of-the-year mummichog, fourspine stickleback (Apeltes quadracus), and Gasterosteus sp. than eelgrass stations but fewer young-of-the-year northern pipefish and Atlantic silverside. Fish richness and abundance were significantly lower in the sea lettuce than eelgrass habitat during August when benthic hypoxia occurred. We conclude that the loss of eelgrass from PEI estuaries will result in significant declines in fish biodiversity.
Starting Page	799
Ending Page	810
Page Count	12
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ISSN	15592723
Journal	Estuaries
Volume Number	35
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	15592731
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2011-12-14
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Macroalgae Eelgrass Seagrass Fish community Eutrophication Habitat Freshwater & Marine Ecology Ecology Nature Conservation Environment Coastal Sciences Environmental Management
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ecology Aquatic Science Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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