Estuarine and Coastal Habitat Use of Gulf Sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi) in the North-Central Gulf of Mexico

被引:31
作者
Ross, Stephen T. [2 ]
Slack, W. Todd [1 ]
Heise, Ryan J. [2 ]
Dugo, Mark A. [2 ]
Rogillio, Howard [3 ]
Bowen, Bryant R. [2 ]
Mickle, Paul [2 ]
Heard, Richard W. [4 ]
机构
[1] Museum Nat Sci, Mississippi Dept Wildlife Fisheries & Parks, Jackson, MS 39202 USA
[2] Univ So Mississippi, Dept Biol Sci, Hattiesburg, MS 39406 USA
[3] Louisiana Dept Wildlife & Fisheries, Lacombe, LA 70445 USA
[4] Univ So Mississippi, Dept Coastal Sci, Ocean Springs, MS 39564 USA
基金
美国海洋和大气管理局;
关键词
Gulf sturgeon; Marine habitat use; Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi; Acipenseridae; Conservation; Anadromous fishes; Gulf of Mexico; ATLANTIC STURGEON; SUWANNEE RIVER; LIFE-HISTORY; PASCAGOULA RIVER; MARINE DISTRIBUTION; SPAWNING MIGRATION; GREEN STURGEON; ROGUE RIVER; MANAGEMENT; FLORIDA;
D O I
10.1007/s12237-008-9122-z
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Gulf sturgeon are anadromous, spawning in freshwater and returning to the marine environment to feed. Herein, we document the marine distribution and timing of movement in and out of the marine environment of Gulf sturgeon natal to the Pascagoula and Pearl rivers (MS and LA). From 1999 to 2004, we attached sonic transmitters to 194 fish averaging 151 (MS) to 160 (LA) cm in fork length. We located 56 different Gulf sturgeon in the estuarine or marine environments, some multiple times. Fish were distributed nonrandomly, being found primarily in shallow water (mean = 3.9 m) in barrier island passes. Benthic samples taken at Gulf sturgeon telemetry location sites were dominated by Florida lancelets, sand dollars, annelids, haustoriid amphipods, and mollusks-all documented prey of Gulf sturgeon. Movement into salt water consistently occurred in October and November; movement back into rivers or low salinity estuaries was complete by the end of March.
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页码:360 / 374
页数:15
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