caa a22 4500 47711685X CHVBK 20180405111624.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170330e19961001xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF00005040 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF00005040 The influence of habitat on the size distribution of groupers in the upper Florida Keys [Elektronische Daten] [Robert Sluka, Kathleen Sullivan] Synopsis: The influence of habitat on the size distribution of groupers was examined at sites in the middle and upper Florida Keys. Transects were used to quantify the size distribution of groupers at study sites. There were significant differences in the size distribution of groupers within and among reef community types related to differences in species composition and patch reef size. Groupers with a ‘giant' life-history style (Sullivan & de Garine 1994) were more abundant, but smaller, on inshore patch reefs than offshore reef community types. However, grouper species with a ‘dwarf' life-history style (Sullivan & de Garine 1994) showed an opposite pattern with a lower abundance, but larger size, inshore than offshore. The length category of groupers constituting the majority of individuals observed on patch reefs was inversely related to reef size. Graysby Epinephelus cruentatus were shown to recruit to deeper (15-20 m), low-relief habitats offshore. Several factors influenced the size distribution of groupers in the study sites including habitat type, spear-fishing, competition, predation, and recruitment. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1996 Epinephelus nationallicence Mycteroperca nationallicence Predation nationallicence Recruitment nationallicence Fishes nationallicence Sluka Robert Department of Biology, University of Miami & Florida and Caribbean Marine Conservation Science Center, The Nature Conservancy, P.O. Box 249118, 33124, Coral Gables, FL, U.S.A aut Sullivan Kathleen Department of Biology, University of Miami & Florida and Caribbean Marine Conservation Science Center, The Nature Conservancy, P.O. Box 249118, 33124, Coral Gables, FL, U.S.A aut Environmental Biology of Fishes Kluwer Academic Publishers; http://www.wkap.nl 47/2(1996-10-01), 177-189 0378-1909 47:2<177 1996 47 10641 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00005040 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00005040 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Sluka Robert Department of Biology, University of Miami & Florida and Caribbean Marine Conservation Science Center, The Nature Conservancy, P.O. Box 249118, 33124, Coral Gables, FL, U.S.A aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Sullivan Kathleen Department of Biology, University of Miami & Florida and Caribbean Marine Conservation Science Center, The Nature Conservancy, P.O. Box 249118, 33124, Coral Gables, FL, U.S.A aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Environmental Biology of Fishes Kluwer Academic Publishers; http://www.wkap.nl/ 47/2(1996-10-01), 177-189 0378-1909 47:2<177 1996 47 10641 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer