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Correlation of the distribution of Mesopodopsis slabberi (Crustacea, Mysidacea) with physico-chemical gradients in a partially-mixed estuary (Tamar, England) Moffat, A.M.; Jones, M.B. (1993). Correlation of the distribution of Mesopodopsis slabberi (Crustacea, Mysidacea) with physico-chemical gradients in a partially-mixed estuary (Tamar, England). Neth. J. Aquat. Ecol. 27(2-4): 155-162. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02334778 In: Netherlands Journal of Aquatic Ecology. Kluwer Academic Publishers/Netherlands Society of Aquatic Ecology: Bilthoven. ISSN 1380-8427; e-ISSN 2214-7098, meer Ook verschenen in: Meire, P.; Vincx, M. (Ed.) (1993). Marine and estuarine gradients: ECSA 21: Proceedings of the 21st symposium of the Estuarine and Coastal Sciences Association held in Gent, 9-14 september 1991. Netherlands Journal of Aquatic Ecology, 27(2-4). Netherlands Society of Aquatic Ecology: Bilthoven. 496 pp., meer

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Marien/Kust; Brak water

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Moffat, A.M. Jones, M.B.

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Abstract

The physical and chemical processes operating in the River Tamar Estuary (south-west England) have been comprehensively described and reported in the literature. There are well-established gradients of salinity, suspended sediment and oxygen which vary both on short-term (tidal) and long-term (seasonal) cycles. Freshwater runoff, the main factor determining salinity distribution, is also the cause of the high variability in suspended sediment concentrations. The biological processes are less well studied and information on the link between the benthic and pelagic systems is particularly lacking. Mysids, through their role as detritivores and as a major component in the diet of some fish, provide this link. Of the four species of mysid distributed longitudinally in the Tamar Estuary, the most abundant is Mesopodopsis slabberi which occurs between 5 and 25 km from the estuary head. Observations over an annual cycle have shown marked seasonal changes in both abundance and distribution in the estuary. During winter and spring, densities remained generally low (<50 m-3) but, as water temperatures increased, the density increased and reached ca. 1200 individuals m-3 in July. There was a shift in the longitudinal distribution of M. slabberi in response to changes in the position of the salinity gradient. Adults comprised the majority of the population in salinities less than 10°/oo, whereas juveniles and immature animals were distributed over a wider area than the adults and occurred in water of higher salinity than the main adult distribution. M. slabberi appears to utilise the two-layered estuarine circulation to maintain its position in the estuary.

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