Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
2008
Abstract
Fish species of warm-water origin appear in northeastern U.S. coastal waters in the late summer and remain until late fall when the temperate waters cool. The annual abundance and species composition of warm-water species is highly variable from year to year, and these variables may have effects on the trophic dynamics of this region. To understand this variability, records of warm-water fish occurrence were examined in two neighboring temperate areas, Narragansett Bay and Long Island Sound. The most abundant fish species were the same in both areas, and regional abundances peaked in both areas in the middle of September, four weeks after the maximum temperature in the middle of August. On average, abundance of warm-water species increased throughout the years sampled, although this increase can not be said to be exclusively related to temperature. Weekly mean temperatures between the two locations were highly correlated (r= 0.99; P
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Wood, A. J. M., Collie, J. S., & Hare, J. A. (2009). A comparison between warm-water fish assemblages of Narragansett Bay and those of Long Island Sound waters. Fishery Bulletin, 107(1), 89-100. Retrieved from https://spo.nmfs.noaa.gov/content/comparison-between-warm-water-fish-assemblages-narragansett-bay-and-those-long-island-sound
Available at: https://spo.nmfs.noaa.gov/content/comparison-between-warm-water-fish-assemblages-narragansett-bay-and-those-long-island-sound
Comment
Abby Jane M. Wood is from the Department of Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Sciences. Jeremy S. Collie from the Graduate School of Oceanography.
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