Florida Marine Research Publications
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Comparative efficacy of artificial and natural Gulf of Mexico reefs as fish attractants(Document has 7 pages.)
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Proceedings of the Florida and interregional conference on sea turtles, 24-25 July 1976, Jensen Beach, FloridaHenderson, George E., Editor. 1978. Proceedings of the Florida and InterregionalConference on Sea Turtles, 24-25 July 1976, Jensen Beach, Florida. Fla. Mar. Res.Publ. No. 33.66 pp. The Florida and Interregional Conference on Sea Turtles providedan opportunity for researchers and managers to review and discuss all aspects of turtleconservation. Papers presented gave data and observations in three main areas ofsea turtle research: hatchery, rearing, and physiology; population dynamics; andmanagement. These Proceedings offer a compilation of much current research and insightsinto sea turtle research and management requirements. (Document has 74 pages.)
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Growth and claw regeneration of the stone crab, Menippe mercenariaSavage, T. and J.R. Sullivan. 1978. Growth and Claw Regeneration of the Stone Crab,Menippe mercenaria. Fla. Mar. Res. Publ. No. 32.23 pp. Laboratory-maintained and feralcrabs were observed for incremental carapace width and major and minor claw growth.Morphometric relationships for male and female carapace width against length andcarapace width against major and minor claw sizes were derived. Only slopes of carapacewidth us. female major and male minor claws were not significantly different at the 95%confidence level. Feral normal male incremental growth exceeded that of normal femalesfor all parameters. Normal laboratory females possessed greater average carapace widthgrowth but less claw growth than did their male counterparts. All laboratory growth wasmore uniform but incrementally smaller than corresponding field growth. A hypotheticalgrowth plot constructed from incremental growth of several crabs indicated ages atattainment of sexual maturity and legal size to be 10 and 30 months. A pictorial descriptionof stone crab claw regeneration is presented. Minor claws realized greater regenerationafter one and two molts (73.5% and 96.5% of pre-autotomized sizes) than did major claws(68.6% and 89.0%). Intermolt interval of laboratory crabs increased with larger carapacewidth sizes. Claw loss shortened or lengthened duration of the intermolt period dependingupon whether the claw was removed shortly after a molt or later in the cycle. (Document has 27 pages.)
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An inventory of the estuarine fauna in the vicinity of Pensacola, FloridaThis faunal inventory of thePensacola Estuary, Florida, records 654 species of benthic and pelagic animals collectedsystematically from 1961 through 1963 and casually in other years. Samplingdates were correlated with approximate mid-points of spring rise and autumnal declineas well as annual extremes of water temperature. Biological sampling was coordinatedwith seasonal studies of hourly variation in salinity and water temperature duringsingle maximum amplitude tidal cycles recorded simultaneously at six stations alongthe salinity gradient. Data for each species include salinity of sampling station,habitat, season in which collected, and relative abundance.Predominant species were mollusks (184), annelids (91, chiefly polychaetes), arthropods(91, chiefly decapod crustaceans), and bony fishes (180). Spawning of aturbellarian, seven mollusks and 25 crustaceans, and breeding of horseshoe crabs arereported; limited data do not define duration of spawning or breeding seasons. Season.duration and intensity of setting of larvae of oysters, barnacles, bryozoans and serpulidworms in Santa Rosa Sound during 1962-63 and in Little Sabine Bay during1960-63 are also reported. (Document has 124 pages.)
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A survey of selected coastal vegetation communities of FloridaA survey of coastal vegetation around Floridawas conducted during 1973 and 1974. Seventeen sites were selected and sampledusing the transect method to determine species occurrence, relative densities, andhabitat development and structure. Sites were sampled quarterly except where hightides prevented data gathering. Species occurrence was compared within andbetween sites using Sarensen's Index of Similarity (IS,) as a basis for determiningsimilarity of species inhabiting selected sites. Indices ranged from 4 to 61%, theformer representing only one plant common to two sites. Results showenvironmental factors acting upon species alter species composition in seeminglysimilar habitats. Instead of the term "community", the term "association" is used tobetter reflect the concept of a taxonomically unrelated group of plants occupying aparticular habitat. (Document has 40 pages.)
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The biology and fishery of Atlantic sailfish Istiophorus platypterus from southeast Florida(Document has 31 pages.)
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Nearshore marine ecology at Hutchinson Island, Florida: 1971-1974: v. arthropods(Document has 63 pages.)
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Nearshore marine ecology at Hutchinson Island, Florida: 1971-1974: IV. lancelets and fishes(Document has 23 pages.)