Vertical movement rates and habitat use of Atlantic tarpon
2012; Inter-Research; Volume: 467; Linguagem: Inglês
10.3354/meps09957
ISSN1616-1599
Autores Tópico(s)Marine animal studies overview
ResumoMEPS Marine Ecology Progress Series Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout the JournalEditorsTheme Sections MEPS 467:167-180 (2012) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps09957 Vertical movement rates and habitat use of Atlantic tarpon Jiangang Luo*, Jerald S. Ault University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, Division of Marine Biology and Fisheries, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, FL 33149, USA *Email: jluo@rsmas.miami.edu ABSTRACT: We evaluated vertical depth and thermal habitat utilization of Atlantic tarpon Megalops atlanticus from high-resolution temporal data on 42 recovered pop-up archival transmitting (PAT) tags deployed and recovered from 2002 to 2010 to estimate vertical movement rates (swim speeds) during descents and ascents. All individuals strongly preferred shallow waters, spending >80% of their time in water depths 29°C in summer when tarpon were at their feeding grounds at the northern extreme of their range. Peaks of ‘rolling and jumping’ behaviors inferred from relative conductivity sensor data occurred with greatest frequency just after sunset and sunrise. KEY WORDS: Megalops atlanticus · Satellite tracking · Thermal habitat · Rolling and jumping · Diel patterns Full text in pdf format PreviousNextCite this article as: Luo J, Ault JS (2012) Vertical movement rates and habitat use of Atlantic tarpon. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 467:167-180. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps09957 Export citation RSS - Facebook - Tweet - linkedIn Cited by Published in MEPS Vol. 467. Online publication date: October 25, 2012 Print ISSN: 0171-8630; Online ISSN: 1616-1599 Copyright © 2012 Inter-Research.
Referência(s)