Fish attractors when resources abound: prevalence of juveniles and lack of assemblage structure in a field experiment in the Amazon floodplain
Silvia I.B. da Rocha,
Tiago H.S. Pires,
Sidinéia A. Amadio
et al.
Abstract:Floating structures, both natural and artificial, attract fish by providing shelter, feeding areas, and nesting sites. Occupancy can be either more permanent, leading to a gradual gathering of the assembly, or transient, occurring randomly. The ability of an attractor to hold a fish assemblage may depend on the availability of habitat resources in the environment. New artificial attractors are more valuable when natural ones are scarce. Additionally, fish characteristics play a role; young and small fishes may… Show more
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