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Artificial Reefs under Marina Docks in Southern Florida
Author(s) -
Iversen Edwin S.,
Bannerot Scott P.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
north american journal of fisheries management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1548-8675
pISSN - 0275-5947
DOI - 10.1577/1548-8659(1984)4<294:arumdi>2.0.co;2
Subject(s) - invertebrate , habitat , fishery , reef , bay , fish <actinopterygii> , dock , ecology , geography , biology , archaeology , biochemistry
Placement of large rocks under three recently constructed docks at a new marina in Biscayne Bay, Florida provided additional habitat to a stressed area. The bottom consisted of an accumulation of black, flocculent mud supporting few or no fish or macroinvertebrates prior to placing the habitat under the docks. After placement, numerous fish and macroinvertebrates became associated with the habitat. This technique can mitigate some of the ecologically adverse effects of dock construction and increase the standing crops of fish and macroinvertebrates beneath the dock.