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Alternate Title
The Influence of Habitat and Fishing on Reef Fish Assemblages in Cuba
Document Type
Article
Abstract
The abundance of selected fish species was estimated using the stationary visual census technique in the northwestern region of the Cuban shelf. A total of 26,809 individuals of 32 species were counted in 1,172 stationary point censuses made at 10 reef sites along the coast. We found that the abundance patterns were most probably the consequence of the presence/absence of mangroves and seagrass beds in adjacent lagoon areas. A second factor influencing the spatial variation appeared to be overfishing on an east-west gradient, with lower abundances of commercially targeted species near Havana City in the east.
First Page
13
Last Page
21
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Recommended Citation
Gonzalez-Sanson, G., C. Aguilar, I. Hernandez, Y. Cabrera and R. Curry.
2009.
The Influence of Habitat and Fishing on Reef Fish Assemblages in Cuba.
Gulf and Caribbean Research
21
(1):
13-21.
Retrieved from https://aquila.usm.edu/gcr/vol21/iss1/2
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18785/gcr.2101.02
