Near-Shore Fish Populations within St. Pauls Inlet, an Estuarine System in Western Newfoundland
| Autor: | Christine E. Campbell, Ryan L. Melanson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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| Zdroj: | Northeastern Naturalist. 19:487-500 |
| ISSN: | 1938-5307 1092-6194 |
| DOI: | 10.1656/045.019.0310 |
| Popis: | St. Pauls Inlet, a fjord-type estuary on Newfoundland's west coast, was sampled for near-shore fish populations during August 2010. A total of 1451 fish were caught, comprising 15 species and representing nine families. Sampling was carried out using a 10-m beach seine, minnow traps, and multi-paneled gill nets. The objective of this study was to document the near-shore fish fauna within St. Pauls Inlet and compare with other data sets from Newfoundland and Labrador. A total of seven sites were sampled along the Inlet and the outer bay. Sites were chosen to best represent a potential range in salinities, and for ease of accessibility. Cluster analysis performed on species presence/absence data indicated high similarity between sites based on the Jaccard similarity coefficient. In terms of regional fish fauna, the St. Pauls sites clustered with freshwater-influenced sites from Bonne Bay (western Newfoundland), and were distinct from the more marine sites of Trinity Bay (eastern Newfoundland) and G... |
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