Mangrove Loss Leads to Fish Hyperutilization of Seagrass Beds in a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2014
Journal / Book Title
Journal of Fish Biology
Abstract
Hurricanes severely damaged a mangrove forest in a UNESCO biosphere reserve in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The system has yet to recover and when alternative habitats have been destroyed, it is shown that juvenile fishes will hyperutilize seagrass beds at densities significantly greater than in areas that maintain functioning mangroves. Despite over a decade of recovery time, the affected mangrove system remains inhospitable to juvenile fishes.
DOI
10.1111/jfb.12375
Montclair State University Digital Commons Citation
Bologna, Paul, "Mangrove Loss Leads to Fish Hyperutilization of Seagrass Beds in a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve" (2014). Department of Biology Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 155.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/biology-facpubs/155
