Seasonal absence of fishes in tidepools of a boreal environment (Maine, USA)

Tidepool fishes of a rocky, boreal community in Maine (USA) were sampled periodically from September 1979 to September 1988. Unlike tidepool fish communities in many other areas of the world, those in Maine included no year-round residents. Several of the 22 species among the 1,135 fishes collected...

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Published in:Hydrobiologia 1990-04, Vol.194 (2), p.163-168
Main Author: MORING, J. R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal and plant ecology
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Biological and medical sciences
Cyclopterus lumpus
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Marine
Sea water ecosystems
Synecology
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Summary:Tidepool fishes of a rocky, boreal community in Maine (USA) were sampled periodically from September 1979 to September 1988. Unlike tidepool fish communities in many other areas of the world, those in Maine included no year-round residents. Several of the 22 species among the 1,135 fishes collected occupied tidepools seasonally as nursery areas. In particular, juvenile lumpfish, Cyclopterus lumpus, used tidepools from June to December during their first two years of life. Disappearance of these species from tidepools in winter appeared to be primarily a result of low water temperatures and reduced algal cover in pools. (DBO)
ISSN:0018-8158
1573-5117
DOI:10.1007/BF00028417