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and Amphipod crustaceans often comprise a large percentage of the total infauna of sand beaches of the east coast of the United States (Dexter, 1967, 1969, 1971; Croker, 1967, 1970, 1977; Howard and Dorjes, 1972; Croker et al., 1975; Holland and Polgar, 1976; Hager and Croker, 1979; Knott et al., 1983). The abundance of amphipods and their presence in the diets of predatory fishes (Armitage and Alevizon, 1980), shorebirds (Grant, 1981), and polychaetes (Mc- Dermott, 1987) suggest a generally impor- tant trophic role for these crustaceans in sand-beach ecosystems. Dahl (1953), how- ever, has suggested that amphipods will be- come a relatively less important faunal component in the intertidal region as one proceeds from temperate to tropic zones. While some taxonomic (Camp et al., 1977) and limited ecological information (Spring, 1981; Gorzelany, 1983) is available for the subtropical east coast of Florida, detailed information on the seasonal dynamics of amphipod populations is lacking. The pres- ent study describes the species composition, and the temporal and spatial distribution patterns of the amphipod assemblage from two subtropical Florida beaches. MATERIALS AND METHODS Two separate projects provided data for this paper. As part ofa larger study of the macrofaunal community of
Journal of Crustacean Biology – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 1990
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