Artificial reefs create less productive fish communities than their natural counterparts mostly due to differences in habitat complexity and food potential. Are there other factors contributing to this decrease in productivity, such as the material of the habitat? I tested the response of the tidepool sculpin, Oligocottus maculatus, to man-made...
Artificial reefs create less productive fish communities than their natural counterparts mostly due to differences in habitat complexity and food potential. Are there other factors contributing to this decrease in productivity, such as the material of the habitat? I tested the response of the tidepool sculpin, Oligocottus maculatus, to man-made...
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SCULPIN AND MICROHABITAT CHOICE
By SierraPayne
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND
• Fisheries declining
Artificial reefs create less productive fish communities than their natural counterparts mostly due to differences in habitat complexity and food potential. Are there other factors contributing to this decrease in productivity, such as the material of the habitat? I tested the response of the tidepool sculpin, Oligocottus maculatus, to man-made...
Full Text:
SCULPIN AND MICROHABITAT CHOICE
By SierraPayne
1
INTRODUCTION
2
BACKGROUND
• Fisheries
Artificial reefs create less productive fish communities than their natural counterparts mostly due to differences in habitat complexity and food potential. Are there other factors contributing to this decrease in productivity, such as the material of the habitat? I tested the response of the tidepool sculpin, Oligocottus maculatus, to man-made...
Full Text:
Sculpin and Microhabitat Choice
By SierraPayne
?
Introduction
Background
Fisheries declining since
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