1993
DOI: 10.3354/meps100127
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Kelp beds as habitat for American lobster Homarus americanus

Abstract: The American lobster Homarus americanus and kelp Laminaria longicruris and L. saccharina are prominent and often intimately associated members of the subtidal community in the western North Atlantic Ocean. However, no one has identified the nature of this relationship or specifically investigated whether kelp beds are a superior habitat for lobsters. We conducted field studies in 1990 and 1991 at a coastal site centrally located along the Gulf of Maine. USA, to determine how lobsters use kelp beds as habitat. … Show more

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“…Kelp and associated ma- croalgae are important nursery grounds for fish (Levin 1991, 1994b, Carr 1994, Tupper and Boutilier 1995a, Steneck 1997) and decapods (Bologna and Steneck 1993), and also provide important recruitment habitat for numerous other invertebrate species (Duggins et al 1990). Kelp and associated ma- croalgae are important nursery grounds for fish (Levin 1991, 1994b, Carr 1994, Tupper and Boutilier 1995a, Steneck 1997) and decapods (Bologna and Steneck 1993), and also provide important recruitment habitat for numerous other invertebrate species (Duggins et al 1990).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Kelp and associated ma- croalgae are important nursery grounds for fish (Levin 1991, 1994b, Carr 1994, Tupper and Boutilier 1995a, Steneck 1997) and decapods (Bologna and Steneck 1993), and also provide important recruitment habitat for numerous other invertebrate species (Duggins et al 1990). Kelp and associated ma- croalgae are important nursery grounds for fish (Levin 1991, 1994b, Carr 1994, Tupper and Boutilier 1995a, Steneck 1997) and decapods (Bologna and Steneck 1993), and also provide important recruitment habitat for numerous other invertebrate species (Duggins et al 1990).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…We selected these species and functional groups because previous work has demonstrated their importance to other species in kelp bed communities (Levin 1991, 1994b, Bologna and Steneck 1993, Tupper and Boutilier 1995b. Using the same transect procedure described above, we sampled percent cover of L. saccharina, Codium, Ulva lactuca, Chondrus crispus, crustose coralline algae, and filamentous red algae (mostly Ceramium spp.…”
Section: Potential Community-level Consequences Ofmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In these experiments, the challenge is to design the exclosure in such a way as to minimize these artifacts and run parallel control treatments that mimic the experimental treatment in all ways except the predator treatment. Marx and Herrnkind (1985), Eggleston et al (1990, , Mintz et al (1994), , Herrnkind et al (1997), Sosa-Cordero et al (1998) Eggleston and Lipcius (1992) Herrnkind and Butler (1986), Smith and Herrnkind (1992), , Mintz et al (1994), Acosta and Butler (1997), Lipcius et al (1998), Acosta andButler (1999) Forcucci et al (1994), , , Acosta (1999) P. marginatus Hawaii DeMartini et al Bologna and Steneck (1993), Wahle and Incze (1997), Palma et al (1998), Lavalli and Barshaw (1985), Barshaw and Lavalli (1988), Wahle et al (2001) Wahle and Steneck (1992), Barshaw and Able (1990) Krouse (1981), Robichaud and Cambell (1995), Wahle and Incze (1997), Cowan (1999), Comeau et al (1999) H. gammarus Northern Europe Bannister et al (1994), Bannister and Addison (1998), Van der Meeren (2000) Robinson and Tully (2000), Linnane et al…”
Section: Experimental Approachesmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…In turn, the presence of predatory fish such as C. variegatus and P. chilensis, in spite of the fishing pressure exerted on them, could be explained by the fact that kelp offers them a better habitat, more refuges, and more food (Bologna and Steneck, 1993;Anderson et al, 1997). The magnitude of throughput (T) estimated for this ecological system (84 200 g wet weight m À2 year À1 ) (Table 3) is much higher than that calculated for the benthic system in Tongoy Bay (central-northern Chile) (Wolff, 1994;Ortiz and Wolff, 2002b), due to, at least: (1) the inclusion of flows to the pelagic system in the models constructed in the present study; (2) the greater heterogeneity of habitats of the rocky bottoms dominated by brown macroalgae and calcareous algae, allowing more abundant invertebrates and vertebrates; and (3) highly productive marine macroalgae.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%