Setting seagrass depth, coverage, and light targets for the Indian River Lagoon system, Florida

Estuaries ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 923-935 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joel S. Steward ◽  
Robert W. Virnstein ◽  
Lori J. Morris ◽  
Edgar F. Lowe
Keyword(s):  
Indian River Lagoon ◽  
Lagoon System ◽  
Indian River

Diversity and microhabitat associations of Labyrinthula spp. in the Indian River Lagoon System

2020 ◽  
Vol 137 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
KM Pagenkopp Lohan ◽  
R DiMaria ◽  
DL Martin ◽  
C Ross ◽  
GM Ruiz
Keyword(s):  
Indian River Lagoon ◽  
Lagoon System ◽  
Indian River

Effects of fishing gear on bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Indian River Lagoon system, Florida

2012 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 356-364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan Stolen ◽  
Wendy Noke Durden ◽  
Teresa Mazza ◽  
Nélio Barros ◽  
Judy St. Leger
Keyword(s):  
Tursiops Truncatus ◽  
Bottlenose Dolphins ◽  
Indian River Lagoon ◽  
Fishing Gear ◽  
Lagoon System ◽  
Indian River

Estimates of age and growth in a population of green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) from the Indian River lagoon system, Florida: a skeletochronological analysis

1998 ◽  
Vol 76 (8) ◽  
pp. 1497-1506 ◽  
Author(s):  
George R Zug ◽  
Richard E Glor
Keyword(s):  
Growth Models ◽  
Sea Turtles ◽  
Indian River Lagoon ◽  
Chelonia Mydas ◽  
Age And Growth ◽  
Western Atlantic ◽  
Green Sea Turtles ◽  
Lagoon System ◽  
Indian River ◽  
Age Estimates

The Indian River lagoon system harbors a dynamic population of juvenile green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas). This foraging or developmental population occupies the lagoon year-round and periodically experiences cold-stunning events that kill a portion of the population. A sample of 59 C. mydas (28-74 cm straight carapace length) from the December 1989 cold-stunning event was aged by skeletochronology, yielding age estimates of 3-14 years. Mean growth-rate estimates range from 30 to 52 mm/year for most age and size classes, with means for the 6- to 11-year age classes (44-49 mm/year) not significantly different but greater than those of the youngest and oldest classes (3-5 and 12 years old, respectively) (32-38 mm/year). Because of the lack of adults and near-adults in the sample, growth models (e.g., Gompertz) do not yield biologically realistic asymptotes, hence they do not provide accurate estimates of age at sexual maturity. The age estimates suggest that the western Atlantic C. mydas change from a pelagic to a neritic life predominantly as 5- to 6-year-olds and, in central Florida, juveniles may live in a developmental habitat for 6 or more years.

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