Variation in Community Structure and Abundance of Fish in Simple Structured Shallow Sandy Habitats.

ABSTRACT: Sandy beaches and their surf zones characterise many of the world's open coastlines. They are important breeding, nursery and feeding areas for many species of fish. Despite the commonness and importance of sandy beach surf zones, the dynamics, space occupancy and diversity patterns of residing fish is in many places poorly understood. The aim of this study was to (1) characterise the fish community structure in 11 simple structured sandy surf zones of the northern Baltic Sea and (2) relate variation in fish abundance and community structure to a set of chosen abiotic variables. Using beach seine, weekly or biweekly sampling was conducted at fixed sites at 10 occasions throughout a summer season. A total of 60,006 fish individuals belonging to 20 species were recorded. Changes in abundance

SUBMITTER: Veneranta L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11513200 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature