Chapter 21 Seagrasses, Fish, and Fisheries
535
Zieman JC (1991) Mass mortality of the tropical seagrass Thalassia testudinum in Florida Bay (USA). Mar Ecol Prog Ser
71: 297–299
Robertson AI (1980) The structure and organization of an eelgrass fish fauna. Oecologia 47: 76–82
Robertson AI and Duke NC (1987) Mangroves as nursery sites:
Comparisons of the abundance and species composition of fish
and crustraceans in mangroves and other nearshore habitats in
tropical Australia. Mar Biol 96: 193–205
Rooker JR and Holt SA (1997) Utilization of subtropical seagrass meadows by newly settled red drum Sciaenops ocellatus: Patterns of distribution and growth. Mar Ecol Prog Ser
158: 139–149
Rooker JR, Holt GJ and Holt SA (1998a) Vulnerability of newly
settled red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) to predatory fish: Is
early-life survival enhanced by seagrass meadows? Mar Biol
131: 145–151
Rooker JR, Holt SA, Soto MA and Holt GJ (1998b) Postsettlement patterns of habitat use by sciaenid fishes in subtropical
seagrass meadows. Estuaries 21: 318–327
Rozas LP and Minello TJ (1998) Nekton use of salt marsh, seagrass, and nonvegetated habitats in a south Texas (USA) estuary. Bull Mar Sci 63: 481–501
Ruckelshaus MH and Hays CG (1998) Conservation and management of species in the sea. In: Fiedler PL and Kareiva PM
(eds) Conservation Biology for the Coming Decade, pp 112–
156. Chapman and Hall, New York
Ruello NV (1975) Geographical distribution, growth and breeding migration of the eastern Australian king prawn Penaeus
plebejus Hess. Aust J Mar Freshwater Res 26: 343–354
Ruello NV (1977) Migration and stock studies on the Australian school prawn Metapenaeus macleayi. Mar Biol 41:
185–190
Ruiz JM, Perez M and Romero J (2001) Effects of fish farm loadings on seagrass (Posidonia oceanica) distribution, growth and
photosynthesis. Mar Pollut Bull 42: 749–760
Ryer CH, van Montfrans J and Moody KE (1997) Cannibalism,
refugia and the molting blue crab. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 147:
77–85
Salita JT, Ekau W and Saint-Paul U (2003) Field evidence on
the influence of seagrass landscapes on fish abundance in
Bolinao, northern Philippines. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 247: 183–
195
Sanchez-Jerez P and Ramos-Espla AA (1996) Detection of environmental impacts by bottom trawling on Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile meadows: Sensitivity of fish and macrobenthic
communities. J Aquat Ecosyst Health 5: 239–253
Sanchez-Jerez P and Ramos-Espla A (2000) Changes in fish
assemblages associated with the deployment of an antitrawling
reef in seagrass meadows. Trans Am Fisheries Soc 129: 1150–
1159
Scott LC, Boland JW, Edyvane KS and Jones GK (2000) Development of a seagrass-fish habitat model-I: A seagrass residency index for economically important species. Environmetrics 11: 541–552
Seddon S, Connolly RM and Edyvane KS (2000) Large-scale
seagrass dieback in northern Spencer Gulf, South Australia.
Aquat Bot 66: 297–310
Sheaves M (1995) Large lutjanid and serranid fishes in tropical
estuaries: Are they adults or juveniles. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 129:
31–40
Sheridan PF (1992) Comparative habitat utilization by estuarine
macrofauna within the mangrove ecosystem of Rookery Bay,
Florida. Bull Mar Sci 50: 21–39
Sheridan P (1997) Benthos of adjacent mangrove, seagrass and
non-vegetated habitats in Rookery Bay, Florida, USA. Est
Coast Shelf Sci 44: 455–469
Sheridan P and Hays C (2003) Are mangroves nursery habitat for transient fishes and decapods? Wetlands 23: 449–
458
Sheridan P, McMahon G, Conley G, Williams A and Thayer G
(1997) Nekton use of macrophyte patches following mortality of turtlegrass, Thalassia testudinum, in shallow waters of
Florida Bay (Florida, USA). Bull Mar Sci 61: 801–820
Sheridan P, Henderson C and McMahon G (2003) Fauna of natural seagrass and transplanted Halodule wrightii (shoalgrass)
beds in Galveston Bay, Texas. Restor Ecol 11: 139–154
Sogard SM (1989) Colonization of artificial seagrass by fishes
and decapod crustaceans: Importance of proximity to natural
eelgrass. J Exp MarBiol Ecol 133: 15–37
Sogard SM (1992) Variability in growth rates of juvenile
fishes in different estuarine habitats. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 85:
35–53
Sogard SM and Able KW (1991) A comparison of eelgrass, sea
lettuce macroalgae, and marsh creeks as habitats for epibenthic
fishes and decapods. Est Coast Shelf Sci 33: 501–519
Sogard SM and Able KW (1994) Diel variation in immigration
of fishes and decapod crustaceans to artificial seagrass habitat.
Estuaries 17: 622–630
Sogard SM, Powell GVN and Holmquist JG (1987) Epibenthic
fish communities on Florida Bay banks: Relations with physical parameters and seagrass cover. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 40:
25–39
Sogard SM, Powell GVN and Holmquist JG (1989a) Spatial distribution and trends in abundance of fishes residing in seagrass
meadows on Florida Bay mudbanks. Bull Mar Sci 44: 179–
199
Sogard SM, Powell GVN and Holmquist JG (1989b) Utilization
by fishes of shallow, seagrass-covered banks in Florida Bay: 1.
Species composition and spatial heterogeneity. Environ Biol
Fishes 24: 53–65
Sogard SM, Powell GVN and Holmquist JG (1989c) Utilization by fishes of shallow, seagrass-covered banks in Florida
Bay: 2. Diel and tidal patterns. Environ Biol Fishes 24: 81–
92
Steffe AS, Westoby M and Bell JD (1989) Habitat selection and
diet in two species of pipefish from seagrass: Sex differences.
Mar Ecol Prog Ser 55: 23–30
Stunz GW and Minello TJ (2001) Habitat-related predation on
juvenile wild-caught and hatchery-reared red drum Sciaenops
ocellatus (Linnaeus). J Exp Mar Biol Ecol 260: 13–25
Stunz GW, Minello TJ and Levin PS (2002) Growth of newly settled red drum Sciaenops ocellatus in different estuarine habitat
types. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 238: 227–236
Swearer SE, Caselle JE, Lea DW and Warner RR (1999) Larval
retention and recruitment in an island population of a coralreef fish. Nature 402: 799–802
Tanner JE (2003) Patch shape and orientation influences on seagrass epifauna are mediated by dispersal abilities. Oikos 100:
517–524
Thayer GW and Phillips RC (1977) Importance of eelgrass beds
in Puget Sound. Mar Fisheries Rev 39: 18–22
535
Zieman JC (1991) Mass mortality of the tropical seagrass Thalassia testudinum in Florida Bay (USA). Mar Ecol Prog Ser
71: 297–299
Robertson AI (1980) The structure and organization of an eelgrass fish fauna. Oecologia 47: 76–82
Robertson AI and Duke NC (1987) Mangroves as nursery sites:
Comparisons of the abundance and species composition of fish
and crustraceans in mangroves and other nearshore habitats in
tropical Australia. Mar Biol 96: 193–205
Rooker JR and Holt SA (1997) Utilization of subtropical seagrass meadows by newly settled red drum Sciaenops ocellatus: Patterns of distribution and growth. Mar Ecol Prog Ser
158: 139–149
Rooker JR, Holt GJ and Holt SA (1998a) Vulnerability of newly
settled red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) to predatory fish: Is
early-life survival enhanced by seagrass meadows? Mar Biol
131: 145–151
Rooker JR, Holt SA, Soto MA and Holt GJ (1998b) Postsettlement patterns of habitat use by sciaenid fishes in subtropical
seagrass meadows. Estuaries 21: 318–327
Rozas LP and Minello TJ (1998) Nekton use of salt marsh, seagrass, and nonvegetated habitats in a south Texas (USA) estuary. Bull Mar Sci 63: 481–501
Ruckelshaus MH and Hays CG (1998) Conservation and management of species in the sea. In: Fiedler PL and Kareiva PM
(eds) Conservation Biology for the Coming Decade, pp 112–
156. Chapman and Hall, New York
Ruello NV (1975) Geographical distribution, growth and breeding migration of the eastern Australian king prawn Penaeus
plebejus Hess. Aust J Mar Freshwater Res 26: 343–354
Ruello NV (1977) Migration and stock studies on the Australian school prawn Metapenaeus macleayi. Mar Biol 41:
185–190
Ruiz JM, Perez M and Romero J (2001) Effects of fish farm loadings on seagrass (Posidonia oceanica) distribution, growth and
photosynthesis. Mar Pollut Bull 42: 749–760
Ryer CH, van Montfrans J and Moody KE (1997) Cannibalism,
refugia and the molting blue crab. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 147:
77–85
Salita JT, Ekau W and Saint-Paul U (2003) Field evidence on
the influence of seagrass landscapes on fish abundance in
Bolinao, northern Philippines. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 247: 183–
195
Sanchez-Jerez P and Ramos-Espla AA (1996) Detection of environmental impacts by bottom trawling on Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile meadows: Sensitivity of fish and macrobenthic
communities. J Aquat Ecosyst Health 5: 239–253
Sanchez-Jerez P and Ramos-Espla A (2000) Changes in fish
assemblages associated with the deployment of an antitrawling
reef in seagrass meadows. Trans Am Fisheries Soc 129: 1150–
1159
Scott LC, Boland JW, Edyvane KS and Jones GK (2000) Development of a seagrass-fish habitat model-I: A seagrass residency index for economically important species. Environmetrics 11: 541–552
Seddon S, Connolly RM and Edyvane KS (2000) Large-scale
seagrass dieback in northern Spencer Gulf, South Australia.
Aquat Bot 66: 297–310
Sheaves M (1995) Large lutjanid and serranid fishes in tropical
estuaries: Are they adults or juveniles. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 129:
31–40
Sheridan PF (1992) Comparative habitat utilization by estuarine
macrofauna within the mangrove ecosystem of Rookery Bay,
Florida. Bull Mar Sci 50: 21–39
Sheridan P (1997) Benthos of adjacent mangrove, seagrass and
non-vegetated habitats in Rookery Bay, Florida, USA. Est
Coast Shelf Sci 44: 455–469
Sheridan P and Hays C (2003) Are mangroves nursery habitat for transient fishes and decapods? Wetlands 23: 449–
458
Sheridan P, McMahon G, Conley G, Williams A and Thayer G
(1997) Nekton use of macrophyte patches following mortality of turtlegrass, Thalassia testudinum, in shallow waters of
Florida Bay (Florida, USA). Bull Mar Sci 61: 801–820
Sheridan P, Henderson C and McMahon G (2003) Fauna of natural seagrass and transplanted Halodule wrightii (shoalgrass)
beds in Galveston Bay, Texas. Restor Ecol 11: 139–154
Sogard SM (1989) Colonization of artificial seagrass by fishes
and decapod crustaceans: Importance of proximity to natural
eelgrass. J Exp MarBiol Ecol 133: 15–37
Sogard SM (1992) Variability in growth rates of juvenile
fishes in different estuarine habitats. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 85:
35–53
Sogard SM and Able KW (1991) A comparison of eelgrass, sea
lettuce macroalgae, and marsh creeks as habitats for epibenthic
fishes and decapods. Est Coast Shelf Sci 33: 501–519
Sogard SM and Able KW (1994) Diel variation in immigration
of fishes and decapod crustaceans to artificial seagrass habitat.
Estuaries 17: 622–630
Sogard SM, Powell GVN and Holmquist JG (1987) Epibenthic
fish communities on Florida Bay banks: Relations with physical parameters and seagrass cover. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 40:
25–39
Sogard SM, Powell GVN and Holmquist JG (1989a) Spatial distribution and trends in abundance of fishes residing in seagrass
meadows on Florida Bay mudbanks. Bull Mar Sci 44: 179–
199
Sogard SM, Powell GVN and Holmquist JG (1989b) Utilization
by fishes of shallow, seagrass-covered banks in Florida Bay: 1.
Species composition and spatial heterogeneity. Environ Biol
Fishes 24: 53–65
Sogard SM, Powell GVN and Holmquist JG (1989c) Utilization by fishes of shallow, seagrass-covered banks in Florida
Bay: 2. Diel and tidal patterns. Environ Biol Fishes 24: 81–
92
Steffe AS, Westoby M and Bell JD (1989) Habitat selection and
diet in two species of pipefish from seagrass: Sex differences.
Mar Ecol Prog Ser 55: 23–30
Stunz GW and Minello TJ (2001) Habitat-related predation on
juvenile wild-caught and hatchery-reared red drum Sciaenops
ocellatus (Linnaeus). J Exp Mar Biol Ecol 260: 13–25
Stunz GW, Minello TJ and Levin PS (2002) Growth of newly settled red drum Sciaenops ocellatus in different estuarine habitat
types. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 238: 227–236
Swearer SE, Caselle JE, Lea DW and Warner RR (1999) Larval
retention and recruitment in an island population of a coralreef fish. Nature 402: 799–802
Tanner JE (2003) Patch shape and orientation influences on seagrass epifauna are mediated by dispersal abilities. Oikos 100:
517–524
Thayer GW and Phillips RC (1977) Importance of eelgrass beds
in Puget Sound. Mar Fisheries Rev 39: 18–22