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dc.contributor.authorSheaves, Marcus
dc.contributor.authorJohnston, Ross
dc.contributor.authorConnolly, Rod M
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T11:47:10Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T11:47:10Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.date.modified2011-03-07T08:56:29Z
dc.identifier.issn0171-8630
dc.identifier.doi10.3354/meps08655
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/36957
dc.description.abstractWe sampled the fish fauna of 9 small natural estuaries and 2 constructed estuarine lakes in Australia's dry tropics over 15 mo to detail the dynamics of fish assembly structures over time. The estuaries chosen were small enough that the cast net sampling method which we used could cover the full extent of the estuary, obviating the problem that within-estuary migration might lead to the false appearance of assemblage change over time. Temporal patterns in assemblage structure were consistent across the natural estuaries, overprinting complex spatial differences. Nursery ground utilisation and assemblage composition were intimately interlinked. In natural estuaries, assemblage change was a function of changes in both probability of encounter of individual species and in species compositions, and the recruitment, growth and subsequent emigration from the estuaries of juveniles was the main contributor to overall assemblage change. In contrast, in artificial lakes where connectivity with offshore sources of recruits was restricted, species compositions were attenuated and temporal change was not driven by the recruitment of offshore species.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherInter-Research
dc.publisher.placeGermany
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom143
dc.relation.ispartofpageto157
dc.relation.ispartofjournalMarine Ecology Progress Series
dc.relation.ispartofvolume410
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchOceanography
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEcology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEcology not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchZoology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3708
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3103
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode310399
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3109
dc.titleTemporal dynamics of fish assemblages of natural and artificial tropical estuaries
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
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gro.date.issued2010
gro.hasfulltextFull Text
gro.griffith.authorConnolly, Rod M.


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