Effects of seagrass health on prey availability for juvenile salmon, 2013-2015

Differences in invertebrate biodiversity, abundance and weight in environments with dense seagrass, sparse seagrass, restored seagrass and unvegetated areas and how it relates to juvenile salmon survival rates. Salmon gut contents (vegetated/ unvegetated) were also examined. Eelgrass increases invertebrate abundance which is the main food source for juvenile salmon.

本数据集聚焦于密生海草（seagrass）、疏生海草（seagrass）、修复海草（seagrass）以及无植被裸地生境中无脊椎动物（invertebrate）的生物多样性、丰度与生物量差异，并探讨该差异与幼鲑存活率的关联。此外，本研究还对取自植被生境与无植被生境的幼鲑胃内含物进行了检测分析。鳗草（eelgrass）可提升无脊椎动物丰度，而无脊椎动物正是幼鲑的核心食物来源。