ISSN:
1573-5133
Keywords:
Australia
;
Communities
;
Cycles
;
Diversity
;
Ecology
;
Estuary
;
Lunar periodicity
;
Migration
;
Sub-tropics
;
Tides
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Synopsis A series of 10 sites were sampled at new and full moon phases in a vertically homogenous estuary, Serpentine Creek, Queensland, Australia. Forty-five species (14,518 individuals) were caught and analysed using standardized Shannon & Gleason diversity indices, and total number of species and individuals. The coefficients of variation for these values were greater for times than for sites. There were no significant differences between 14 pairs of new and full moon phases fort,t,t, andt, or between mean number of individuals for the 16 most abundant species. If significant variations do exist within months, then experiments should be done between spring and neap tides as this study found no differences between the spring tides associated with new and full moon phases.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00002786
