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dc.contributor.authorSmith, Timothy M
dc.contributor.authorHindell, Jeremy S
dc.contributor.authorJenkins, Greg P
dc.contributor.authorConnolly, Rod M
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T11:47:24Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T11:47:24Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.date.modified2011-04-05T07:03:44Z
dc.identifier.issn0021-8790
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1365-2656.2009.01605.x
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/36962
dc.description.abstract1. Patch area and proximity of patch edge can influence ecological processes across patchy landscapes and may interact with each other. Different patch sizes have different amounts of core habitat, potentially affecting animal abundances at the edge and middle of patches. In this study, we tested if edge effects varied with patch size. 2. Fish were sampled in 10 various-sized seagrass patches (114-5934 m2) using a small (0絠m2) push net in three positions within each patch: the seagrass edge, 2 m into a patch and in the middle of a patch. 3. The two most common species showed an interaction between patch size and the edge-interior difference in abundance. In the smallest patches, pipefish (Stigmatopora nigra) were at similar densities at the edge and interior, but with increasing patch size, the density at the edge habitat increased. For gobies (Nesogobius maccullochi), the pattern was exactly the opposite. 4. This is the first example from a marine system of how patch size can influence the magnitude and pattern of edge effects. 5. Both patch area and edge effects need to be considered in the development of conservation and management strategies for seagrass habitats.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom275
dc.relation.ispartofpageto281
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Animal Ecology
dc.relation.ispartofvolume79
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEnvironmental sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiological sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEcology not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchAgricultural, veterinary and food sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode41
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode31
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode310399
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode30
dc.titleSeagrass patch size affects fish responses to edges
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.rights.copyrightAuthor Posting. Copyright The Authors 2010. The full text of this article is published in Journal of Animal Ecology, Volume 79, Issue 1, pages 275–281, January 2010. It is available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2656.2009.01605.x
gro.date.issued2010
gro.hasfulltextFull Text
gro.griffith.authorConnolly, Rod M.


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