Distribution of Gulf of Mexico sturgeon in relation to benthic invertebrate prey resources and environmental parameters in the Suwannee River estuary, Florida

Transactions of the American Fisheries Society

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 975-990

  Harris, Julianne E ^a,b   Parkyn, Daryl C ^a   Murie, Debra J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POPULATION DISTRIBUTION;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ACIPENSER OXYRHYNCHUS DESOTOI; ACIPENSER OXYRINCHUS; AMPELISCA; AMPHIPODA; AMPHIURIDAE; BRACHIOPODA; GLOTTIDIA PYRAMIDATA; INVERTEBRATA; OPHIACTIDAE; OPHIUROIDEA;

EID: 21744454712     PISSN: 00028487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/T04-100.1     Document Type: Article

References (51)

1. Altinok, I., S. M. Galli, and F. A. Chapman. 1998. Ionic and osmotic regulation capabilities of juvenile Gulf of Mexico sturgeon, Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 120A:609-616.
2. Bledsoe, E. L., and E. J. Phlips. 2000. Relationships between phytoplankton standing crop and physical, chemical, and biological gradients in the Suwannee estuary. Estuaries 23(4):458-473.
3. Brosse, L., M. LePage, and P. Dumont. 2000. First results on the diet of the young Atlantic sturgeon, Acipenser sturio L., 1759 in the Gironde Estuary. Boletín Instituto Español de Oceanografía 16(1-4):75-80.
4. Carr, S. H., F. Tatman, and F. A. Chapman. 1996. Observations on the natural history of the Gulf of Mexico sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi Vladykov 1955) in the Suwannee River, southeastern United States. Ecology of Freshwater Fish 5:169-174.
5. Chapman, F. A., and S. H. Carr. 1995. Implications of early life stages in the natural history of the Gulf of Mexico sturgeon, Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi. Environmental Biology of Fishes 43:407-413.
6. Conte, F. S., S. I. Doroshov, P. B. Lutes, and E. M. Strange. 1988. Hatchery manual for the white sturgeon, Acipenser transmontanus Richardson, with application to other North American Acipenseridae. Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of California, Oakland.
7. Edwards, R. E., K. E. Sulak, M. T. Randall, and C. B. Grimes. 2003. Movements of Gulf sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi) in nearshore habitat as determined by acoustic telemetry. Gulf of Mexico Science 2003:59-70.
8. Erickson, D. L., J. A. North, J. E. Hightower, J. Weber, and L. Lauck. 2002. Movement and habitat use of green sturgeon Acipenser medirostris in the Rogue River, Oregon, USA. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 18:565-569.
9. ESRI (Environmental Systems Research Institute). 1999. ArcView GIS, version 3. 2. ESRI, Redlands, California.
10. Foster, A. M., and J. P. Clugston. 1997. Seasonal migration of Gulf sturgeon in the Suwannee River, Florida. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 126:302-308.
11. Fox, D. A., J. E. Hightower, and F. M. Parauka. 2000. Gulf sturgeon spawning migration and habitat in the Choctawhatchee River system, Alabama-Florida. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 129:811-826.
12. Fox, D. A., J. E. Hightower, and F. M. Parauka. 2002. Estuarine and nearshore marine habitat use by Gulf sturgeon from the Choctawhatchee River system, Florida. Pages 111-126 in W. Van Winkle, P. J. Anders, D. H. Secor, and D. A. Dixon, editors. Biology, protection, and management of North American sturgeon. American Fisheries Society, Symposium 28, Bethesda, Maryland.
13. Gauch, H. G. 1982. Multivariate analysis in community ecology. Cambridge University Press, New York.
14. Griffith, M. B., P. R. Kaufmann, A. T. Herlihy, and B. H. Hill. 2001. Analysis of macroinvertebrate assemblages in relation to environmental gradients in Rocky Mountain streams. Ecological Applications 11(2):489-505.
15. Griffith, M. B., P. Husby, R. K. Hall, P. R. Kaufmann, and B. H. Hill. 2003. Analysis of macroinvertebrate assemblages in relation to environmental gradients among lotic habitats of California's Central Valley. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 82:281-309.
16. Gu, B., D. M. Schell, T. Frazer, M. Hoyer, and F. A. Chapman. 2001. Stable carbon isotope evidence for reducing feeding of Gulf of Mexico sturgeon during their prolonged river residence period. Estuarine, Coastal, and Shelf Science 53:275-280.
17. Harris, J. E. 2003. Distribution of Gulf of Mexico sturgeon Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi in relation to environmental parameters and the distribution of benthic invertebrates in the Suwannee River estuary, Florida. Master's thesis. University of Florida, Gainesville. Available: http://purl.fcla.edu/ fcla/etd/UFE0001162/harris_j.pdf.
18. Heard, R. W., J. L. McLelland, and J. M. Foster. 2000. Benthic invertebrate community analysis of Choctawhatchee Bay in relation to Gulf sturgeon foraging: an overview of year 1. Interim Report to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, St. Petersburg.
19. Heise, R. J., W. T. Slack, S. T. Ross, and M. A. Dugo. 2003. Spawning and associated movement patterns of Gulf sturgeon in the Pascagoula River drainage, Mississippi. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 133:221-230.
20. Hoover, A. 2002. A century of sturgeon in Florida. Master's thesis. University of Florida, Gainesville.
21. Huff, J. A. 1975. Life history of the Gulf of Mexico sturgeon, Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi, in the Suwannee River, Florida. Florida Marine Research Publications 16.
22. Jolly, D. W., L. E. Mawdesley-Thomas, and D. Bucke. 1972. Anesthesia of fish. Veterinary Record 91(18):424-426.
23. Krebs, C. J. 1989. Ecological methodology. Harper and Row, New York.
24. Kynard, B., and M. Kieffer. 1997. Rejection of internal telemetry transmitters by shortnose sturgeon. Page 58 in G. W. Boelert, editor. Application of acoustic and archival tags to assess estuarine, nearshore, and offshore habitat utilization and movement by salmonids. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-236.
25. Marchetti, M. P., and P. B. Moyle. 2001. Effects of low flow regime on fish assemblages in a regulated California stream. Ecological Applications 11(2):530-539.
26. Mason, W. T., and J. P. Clugston. 1993. Foods of the Gulf sturgeon in the Suwannee River, Florida. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 122:378-385.
27. McCune, B., and M. J. Mefford. 1999. PC-ORD: multivariate analysis of ecological data, version 4. MjM Software Design, Gleneden Beach, Oregon.
28. McKechnie, R. J., and R. B. Fenner. 1971. Food habits of white sturgeon, Acipenser transmontanus, in San Pablo and Suisun bays, California. California Fish and Game 57:209-212.
29. Moser, M. L., and S. W. Ross. 1995. Habitat use and movements of shortnose and Atlantic sturgeons in the Lower Cape Fear River, North Carolina. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 124:225-234.
30. Muir, W. D., R. L. Emmett, and R. J. McConnell. 1988. Diet of juvenile and subadult white sturgeon in the Lower Columbia River and its estuary. California Fish and Game 74:49-54.
31. Murie, D. J., and D. C. Parkyn. 2001. Development and implementation of a nonlethal method for collection of stomach contents from sturgeon in relation to diel feeding periodicity: phase II. Consumption of brachiopods as a model food source for Gulf of Mexico sturgeon. Florida Marine Research Institute, Final Report, St. Petersburg.
32. Palmer, M. W. 1993. Putting things in even better order: the advantages of canonical correspondence analysis. Ecology 74(8):2215-2230.
33. Paine, R. T. 1963. Ecology of the brachiopod Glottidia pyramidata. Ecological Monographs 33(3): 187-213.
34. Rakocinski, C. F., S. S. Brown, G. R. Gaston, R. W. Heard, W. W. Walker, and J. K. Summers. 1997. Macrobenthic responses to natural and contaminant-related gradients in northern Gulf of Mexico estuaries. Ecological Applications 7(4):1278-1298.
35. SAS Institute. 2000. Statistical analysis software, version 8. SAS Institute, Cary, North Carolina.
36. Scott, W. B., and E. J. Crossman. 1973. Freshwater fishes of Canada. Fisheries Research Board of Canada Bulletin 183.
37. Seaman, D. E., J. J. Millspaugh, B. J. Kernohan, G. C. Brundige, K. J. Raedeke, and R. A. Gitzen. 1999. Effects of sample size on kernel home range estimates. Journal of Wildlife Management 63(2):739-747.
38. Seaman, D. E., and R. A. Powell. 1996. An evaluation of the accuracy of kernel density estimators for home range analysis. Ecology 77(7):2075-2085.
39. Smith, T. I. J., and J. P. Clugston. 1997. Status and management of Atlantic sturgeon, Acipenser oxyrinchus, in North America. Environmental Biology of Fishes 48:335-346.
40. Sulak, K. J., and J. P. Clugston. 1998. Early life history stages of Gulf sturgeon in the Suwannee River, Florida. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 127:758-771.
41. Sulak, K. J., and J. P. Clugston. 1999. Recent advances in life history of Gulf of Mexico sturgeon, Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi, in the Suwannee River, Florida, USA: a synopsis. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 15(4-5):116-128.
42. Sulak, K. J., and M. Randall. 2002. Understanding sturgeon life history: enigmas, myths, and insights from scientific studies. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 18:519-528.
43. Taverny, C., M. Lepage, S. Piedfort, P. Dumont, and E. Rochard. 2002. Habitat selection by juvenile European sturgeon Acipenser sturio in the Gironde Estuary (France). Journal of Applied Ichthyology 18:536-541.
44. Ter Braak, C. J. F. 1986. Canonical correspondence analysis: a new eigenvector technique for multivariate direct gradient analysis. Ecology 67(5):1167-1179.
45. Tinsley, H. E. A., and S. D. Brown. 2000. Handbook of applied multivariate statistics and mathematical modeling. Academic Press, San Diego, California.
46. USFWS and GSMFC (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission). 1995. Gulf sturgeon recovery-management plan. USFWS and GSMFC, Atlanta.
47. Winter, J. 1996. Advances in underwater biotelemetry. Pages 555-590 in B. R. Murphy and D. W. Willis, editors. Fisheries techniques, 2nd edition. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland.
48. Wooley, C. M., and E. J. Crateau. 1985. Movement, microhabitat, exploitation, and management of Gulf of Mexico sturgeon, Apalachicola River, Florida. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 5:590-605.
49. Worton, B. J. 1989. Kernel methods for estimating the utilization distribution in home range studies. Ecology 70(1):164-168.
50. Ysebaert, T., and P. M. J. Herman. 2002. Spatial and temporal variation in benthic macrofauna and relationships with environmental variables in an estuarine, intertidal soft-sediment environment. Marine Ecology Progress Series 244:105-124.
51. Zar, J. H. 1999. Biostatistical analysis, 4th edition. Prentice-Hall, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey.