The Effects of Spatial Scale on Assigning Nursery Habitats in Atlantic Goliath Groupers (Epinephelus itajara) Using Non-lethal Analyses of Fin Rays
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DOI: 10.1007/s12237-017-0244-z
Abstract: We evaluated Atlantic Goliath Groupers, Epinephelus itajara, in their nursery habitats via microchemical analyses of fin rays. Juveniles were sampled from known nursery habitats off southwest Florida, and adults were primarily sampled from a spawning… read more here.
Keywords: spatial scale; nursery habitats; goliath groupers; fin rays ... See more keywords
High mercury concentrations in Atlantic Goliath Grouper: Spatial analysis of a vulnerable species.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.04.006
Abstract: The Atlantic Goliath Grouper Epinephelus itajara is currently a protected species in the southeastern United States waters of the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico and is considered vulnerable throughout its geographic range. In this… read more here.
Keywords: goliath grouper; mercury concentrations; mercury; atlantic goliath ... See more keywords