Islands in the sand [electronic resource] : ecology and management of nearshore hardbottom reefs of East Florida / Daniel A. McCarthy, Kenyon C. Lindeman, David B. Snyder, Karen G. Holloway-Adkins.
Nearshore hardbottom reefs of Florida's east coast are used by over 1100 species of fishes, invertebrates, algae, and sea turtles. These rocky reefs support reproduction, settlement, and habitat use, and are energy sources and sinks. They are also buried by beach renourishment projects in which...
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: the Habitat and the Ecosystem
- Shallow Hardbottom of East Florida and the Caribbean and the Regional Shelf Setting
- Macroalgae and Cyanobacteria
- Invertebrates
- Fish Assemblages
- Marine Turtles
- Functional Ecological Attributes of Shallow Hardbottom
- Mitigating Shallow Hardbottom Impacts
- Literature Cited
- Appendices.