The influence of habitat structure in faunal-habitat associations in a tampa bay seagrass system, Florida

摘要

This study examined the distribution patterns of epifaunal associates of two species of seagrass, syringodium filiforme and Ruppia maritima, and two drift algae, Gracilaria sp. And Spryidia sp. Pericarid crustaceans (i.e. amphipoids, isopods, and tnaids) dominated All macrophyte collections. Other less abundant epifauna included representatives of gas- Tropod, decapod, polychaete, and pycnogonid taxa. Examination of patterns of epifaunal Demonstrated that faunal-habitat associations differed significantly among macropohytes With divergent architectures.