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Seasonality of a fish assemblage in shallow waters of Duce-Glava, eastern middle Adriatic Jakov DULCIC (1), Sanja MATIC-SKOKO (1), Miro KRALJEVIC (1), Megan FENCIL (2) & Branko GLAMUZINA (3) (1) Institute
of Oceanography and Fisheries, Setaliste Ivana Mestrovica 63, PO Box 500,
21000 Split, CROATIA. Abstract.
- A shallow-water fish assemblage associated with macroalgae, rocks
and seagrasses with a sandy substratum at Duce-Glava beach, eastern middle
Adriatic, was sampled monthly with a beach seine. Sampling was at 4-h
intervals over 24 h each month between April 2000 and March 2001.
A total of 61 species were recorded; the assemblage was dominated by five
species: Pomatochistus marmoratus, Lithognathus mormyrus, Sardina pilchardus,
Atherina boyeri and Atherina hepsetus. The number of fish caught
per season was highest in spring and lowest in winter, and the biomass
followed a similar trend with a greater decline between spring and summer.
There was significant seasonal difference in the species assemblage. Species
diversity (H) and evenness (J) were highest between April
and July, decreased in August, and remained low until March. Twenty-seven
species were residents in soft-sediment areas, while others are seasonal
transients and probably use the area as a shelter or nursery ground. |
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