Watershed and Estuarine Modeling of the Effects of Excess Freshwater Flows Resulting from Agricultural Land Use and Other Watershed Alterations on the Salinity Characteristics of the Lower Myakka River Estuary, Florida

Flannery, Michael S.; Loper, J.E.; Xin-jian, Chen; Hackett, Keith

doi:10.1061/41121(388)27

Estuarine and Coastal Modeling (2009) 2010

DOI: 10.1061/41121(388)27

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Watershed and Estuarine Modeling of the Effects of Excess Freshwater Flows Resulting from Agricultural Land Use and Other Watershed Alterations on the Salinity Characteristics of the Lower Myakka River Estuary, Florida

Michael S. Flannery¹,

J.E. Loper²,

Chen Xin-jian³

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Trophodynamics of Nekton Assemblages and Relationships with Estuarine Habitat Structure Across a Subtropical Estuary

Whaley

Shea

Burd

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Understanding the spatiotemporal dynamics of trophic structures, or trophodynamics, is important for assessing the overall condition and function of estuarine ecosystems. We examined spatial and seasonal trophodynamics of nekton assemblages across the seascape of a subtropical estuary (Charlotte Harbor, FL, USA) using historical nekton data from an ongoing monitoring program. We also examined relationships between trophodynamics and the spatial distribution of vegetated habitats, such as salt marshes, mangroves, and seagrass beds, as well as their absence along hardened shorelines (seawalls or riprap) using seascape metrics (area and edge density of habitats within several search radii of sample locations). We found that nekton assemblages in shallow waters (from the shoreline to a depth of ≤ 1.5 m) transitioned from mainly planktivores in the lower Peace and Myakka Rivers to mainly benthivores (those feeding on benthic infauna, epifauna, or seagrass) in the middle and lower portions of Charlotte Harbor. Overall nekton assemblages throughout the estuary appeared to be largely sustained through benthic pathways in areas with abundant seagrass and nearby mangrove habitat, particularly during the cool-dry winter when planktivore densities were seasonally low. The dramatic seasonal decline in planktivore densities we found in the lower rivers may be related to low freshwater inflow and increased predation resulting from seasonal recruitment pulses of several omnivorous species. Trophodynamics linked with seascape metrics of estuarine habitat structure described here may be used as a spatially explicit baseline of the estuarine seascape to monitor ecosystem health as well as parameterize spatial ecosystem models used in fisheries management in Charlotte Harbor and similar subtropical estuaries.

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Trophodynamics of Nekton Assemblages and Relationships with Estuarine Habitat Structure Across a Subtropical Estuary

Whaley

Shea

Burd

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Watershed and Estuarine Modeling of the Effects of Excess Freshwater Flows Resulting from Agricultural Land Use and Other Watershed Alterations on the Salinity Characteristics of the Lower Myakka River Estuary, Florida

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Trophodynamics of Nekton Assemblages and Relationships with Estuarine Habitat Structure Across a Subtropical Estuary

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