Evaluating the effects of restoration of subtropical oligohaline marshes on abundance and habitat use by juvenile snook, Centropomus undecimalis and associated fish communities: final report.

Abstract

This report summarizes a project which focuses on the effect of upland habitat degradation on mangrove creek fish assemblages in Charlotte Harbor, Florida. This research examined habitat use patterns of juvenile snook and red drum, and the overall creek fish assemblages in two types of creeks: those with altered upland drainages (degraded) and those with relatively undeveloped drainages (natural), to determine the effects of freshwater flow alterations.