Habitat use and population dynamics of blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus, in a high-salinity embayment.(Report)

Journal of Shellfish Research | August 1, 2009| | Copyright

ABSTRACT A high-salinity embayment located near Beaufort, North Carolina was surveyed to create a bathymetric profile of the main basin. To examine population dynamics and habitat use within the embayment, over 3,000 blue crab locations, sex, size, and egg stage were recorded during nocturnal low tides. Males and females partitioned habitat, with males concentrated in the shallower upper portion of the embayment, and mature females concentrated near the deeper mouth of the embayment. Juvenile females were predominantly found in shallower areas within mature male habitat. ...

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