Spatial dynamics of habitat suitability for the growth of newly settled winter flounderPseudopleuronectes americanusin an estuarine nursery

The relationship between the growth of early juvenile winter flounder (Psuedopleuronectes americanus, Walbaum; 17 to 27 mm standard length [SL]) and the spatial dynamics of estuarine gradients immediately following larval settlement was examined using field enclosure techniques in a temperate nurser...

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Published in:Marine ecology. Progress series (Halstenbek) 2002-03, Vol.228, p.227-239
Main Authors: Manderson, J. P., Phelan, B. A., Meise, C., Stehlik, L. L., Bejda, A. J., Pessutti, J., Arlen, L., Draxler, A., Stoner, A. W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aquatic habitats
Estuaries
Fish scales
Freshwater fishes
Marine fishes
Riverine habitats
Salinity
Sediments
Wildlife habitats
Young animals
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Summary:The relationship between the growth of early juvenile winter flounder (Psuedopleuronectes americanus, Walbaum; 17 to 27 mm standard length [SL]) and the spatial dynamics of estuarine gradients immediately following larval settlement was examined using field enclosure techniques in a temperate nursery. Enclosures (n = 60; 3 fish per enclosure) were deployed throughout the Navesink River/Sandy Hook Bay estuarine system, New Jersey, in a nested spatial design that allowed measurement of growth variation in time at 3 spatial scales (between regions: x̄distance [D] = 12.3 km, SD = 3.6, n = 2; between sectors: x̄D = 4.3 km, SD = 1.3, n = 6; between stations: x̄D = 1.8 km, SD = 0.8, n = 12). Three 12 d enclosure experiments were performed over 40 consecutive days from mid-May through June 1999. Flounder growth (range = 0 to 0.9 mm SL d–1enclosure–1) was dynamic at a regional spatial scale. Generalized additive modeling indicated that growth was most rapid at relatively cool temperatures (
ISSN:0171-8630
1616-1599