How Oyster Reefs Can Affect Finfish Recruitment

Recruitment is a very important life stage for fish which has direct impacts on size of the whole fish population. During this phase, the mortality juvenile fish experience is affected by their density because of competition for the available resources. How much fish density affects mortality in re...

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Main Authors: Gabrielle Love, Anna Braswell, Angela B. Collins, Edward Camp
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Language:English
Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2022-12-01
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Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/129984
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description Recruitment is a very important life stage for fish which has direct impacts on size of the whole fish population. During this phase, the mortality juvenile fish experience is affected by their density because of competition for the available resources. How much fish density affects mortality in recruitment is itself affected by many factors, but one of the most important is the structural habitat available to juvenile fish. Structurally complex habitats like oyster reefs are thought to have a particularly strong influence on the recruitment process of certain species. Here we describe the ways that habitat can alter recruitment success. We focus on how oyster reefs affect recruitment of fish in Florida and the particular issues related to management of this important habitat.
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spelling doaj-art-70f102651f5d45068744f0bdb5f9611c2025-02-08T05:42:16ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092022-12-0120226How Oyster Reefs Can Affect Finfish RecruitmentGabrielle Love0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6841-5988Anna Braswell1Angela B. Collins2Edward Camp3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1563-8296University of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of Florida Recruitment is a very important life stage for fish which has direct impacts on size of the whole fish population. During this phase, the mortality juvenile fish experience is affected by their density because of competition for the available resources. How much fish density affects mortality in recruitment is itself affected by many factors, but one of the most important is the structural habitat available to juvenile fish. Structurally complex habitats like oyster reefs are thought to have a particularly strong influence on the recruitment process of certain species. Here we describe the ways that habitat can alter recruitment success. We focus on how oyster reefs affect recruitment of fish in Florida and the particular issues related to management of this important habitat. https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/129984restorationestuarinejuvenile fishfish survivalfisheries population dynamicsessential fish habitat
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restoration
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juvenile fish
fish survival
fisheries population dynamics
essential fish habitat
title How Oyster Reefs Can Affect Finfish Recruitment
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title_fullStr How Oyster Reefs Can Affect Finfish Recruitment
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estuarine
juvenile fish
fish survival
fisheries population dynamics
essential fish habitat
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