Settlement patterns of two sesarmid megalopae in the Sai River Estuary, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan

As the effects of climate change become more pronounced, variation in the direction and magnitude of shifts in species occurrence in space and time may disrupt interspecific interactions in ecological communities. In this study, we examined how the fall and winter ichthyoplankton community in the Newport River Estuary located inshore of Pamlico Sound in the southeastern United States has responded to environmental variability over the last 27 yr. We relate the timing of estuarine ingress of 10 larval fish species to changes in sea surface temperature (SST), the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation, the North Atlantic Oscillation, wind strength and phenology, and tidal height. We also examined whether any species exhibited trends in ingress phenology over the last 3 decades. Species varied in the magnitude of their responses to all of the environmental variables studied, but most shared a common direction of change. SST and northerly wind strength had the largest impact on estuarine ingress phenology, with most species ingressing earlier during warm years and delaying ingress during years with strong northerly winds. As SST warms in the coming decades, the average date of ingress of some species (Atlantic croaker Micropogonias undulatus, summer flounder Paralichthys dentatus, pinfish Lagodon rhomboides) is projected to advance on the order of weeks to months, assuming temperatures do not exceed a threshold at which species can no longer respond through changes in phenology. These shifts in ingress could affect larval survival and growth since environmental conditions in the estuarine and pelagic nursery habitats of fishes also vary seasonally.

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Phytoplankton as an indicator ecological state of the neva river estuary, 2011-2015

Сибирский экологический журнал ◽

10.15372/sej20190310 ◽

2019 ◽

Keyword(s):

River Estuary ◽

Ecological State ◽

Neva River

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Intensive Survey, Traditional Settlement Patterns and Dark Age Crete: The Case of Early Iron Age Kavousi

Journal of Mediterranean Archaeology ◽

10.1558/jmea.v6i2.131 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 131-174 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Donald C. Haggis,

Keyword(s):

Iron Age ◽

Settlement Patterns ◽

Early Iron Age

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Động lực phát triển vùng cửa Sông Hậu (cửa Định An - Tranh Đề)

Vietnam Journal of Earth Sciences ◽

10.15625/0866-7187/30/2/11748 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 30 (2) ◽

pp. 130-135

Author(s):

Hoa Mạnh Hùng ◽

Nguyễn Quang Thành ◽

Phan Thị Thanh Hằng

Keyword(s):

River Estuary ◽

River Mouth

Evaluating the dynamics of the Hau River estuary (Dinh An - Tranh De river mouth)

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Ecosystem Recovery in Estuarine Wetlands of the Columbia River Estuary

10.15760/etd.3416 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Sarah Kidd

Keyword(s):

River Estuary ◽

Columbia River ◽

Columbia River Estuary ◽

Ecosystem Recovery ◽

Estuarine Wetlands

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Investigational Studies on Quantity of Salinity in Netravati River Estuary Sand-Coastal Karnataka

International Journal of Emerging Research in Management and Technology ◽

10.23956/ijermt.v6i6.243 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (6) ◽

pp. 46

Author(s):

Raveesha P ◽

K. E. Prakash ◽

B. T. Suresh Babu

Keyword(s):

Brackish Water ◽

Sea Water ◽

Salt Water ◽

Construction Material ◽

Salt Content ◽

River Estuary ◽

Sand Sample ◽

River Sand ◽

Natural Aggregates

The salt water mixes with fresh water and forms brackish water. The brackish water contains some quantity of salt, but not equal to sea water. Salinity determines the geographic distribution of the number of marshes found in estuary. Hence salinity is a very important environmental factor in estuary system. Sand is one major natural aggregate, required in construction industry mainly for the manufacture of concrete. The availability of good river sand is reduced due to salinity. The quality of sand available from estuarine regions is adversely affected due to this reason. It is the responsibility of engineers to check the quality of sand and its strength parameters before using it for any construction purpose. Presence of salt content in natural aggregates or manufactured aggregates is the cause for corrosion in steel. In this study the amount of salinity present in estuary sand was determined. Three different methods were used to determine the salinity in different seasonal variations. The sand sample collected nearer to the sea was found to be high in salinity in all methods. It can be concluded that care should be taken before we use estuary sand as a construction material due to the presence of salinity.

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DIVERSITY OF FISH LARVAE AROUND THE ESTUARY OF THE BANYUASIN RIVER, SOUTH SUMATERA PROVINCE

BIOVALENTIA Biological Research Journal ◽

10.24233/biov.6.2.2020.181 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Moh. Rasyid Ridho ◽

Enggar Patriono ◽

Sarno Sarno ◽

Sahira Wirda

Keyword(s):

Initial Phase ◽

Sampling Method ◽

Environmental Changes ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Fish Larvae ◽

River Estuary ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Critical Phase ◽

Morisita Index ◽

Index Value

The initial phase of the fish life cycle is a critical phase associated with high mortality due to sensitivity to predators, food availability, and also environmental changes that occur in nature. Disruption of the initial stages of fish life has a negative impact on fish populations. Until now there has been no information about fish larvae around the Banyuasin River Estuary. Therefore, research is needed on the diversity of fish larvae around the Banyuasin River Estuary, South Sumatra Province. This research were used purposive sampling method, sampling technique in the form of Cruise Track Design with continuous parallel survey trajectory. Based on the results of the study found as many as 10 families consisting of 1483 individuals of fish larvae in March and 1013 individuals of fish larvae in May consisting of Engraulidae 1,601 individuals of fish larvae, Mungiloidei as many as 109 individuals, Leiognathidae 50 individuals, Chanidae 453 individuals, Scatophagidae 20 individuals , Belonidae 39 individuals, Gobioididae 5 individuals, Chandidae 183 individuals, Syngnatihidae 6 individuals, and Gobiidae 30 individuals fish larvae. The index value of fish larvae diversity is classified as medium category (March 1.02 and May 1.12), Morisita index shows the distribution pattern of fish larvae classified as a group (March 0-14.17 and May 2.43-10.40 ), and the evenness index value is in the medium category (March 0.437 and May 0.521).

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