Spring and Summer Larval Fish Assemblages in the Surf Zone and Nearshore off Northern New Jersey,USA |
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| Authors: | Kenneth W Able Dara H Wilber Angela Muzeni-Corino Douglas G Clarke |
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| Institution: | (1) Marine Field Station, Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, 800 c/o 132 Great Bay Boulevard, Tuckerton, NJ 08087-2004, USA;(2) Bowhead Information Technology Services, Inc., 664 Old Plantation Rd., Charleston, SC 29412, USA;(3) U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180, USA |
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| Abstract: | Larval fish use of surf zone and nearshore habitats at northern latitudes has received little attention. Consequently, potential
impacts of beach nourishment and other forms of disturbance are not well understood. This study, on a northwestern Atlantic
coastline spanning May through July over 4 years, demonstrates that recently hatched larvae are common in both surf zone and
nearshore habitats. Taxonomic compositions of surf zone and nearshore assemblages were similar to each other and those from
an adjacent estuary. An influence of upwelling events was apparent in coincident changes in abundance and/or size of several
species in the surf zone. Other changes over the late spring–summer transition, including buoyancy-driven flows from the Hudson
River plume, demonstrate the dynamic nature of larval fish assemblages in the New York Bight area. |
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