Relative predation intensity within temperate seagrass habitat during June 2015 (Habitat_Fragmentation project)

<p>Our investigation of seagrass edge effects on mesopredators and larger predators took place in Back Sound, North Carolina (34 degrees 40 minutes North, 76 degrees 34 minutes West). Predation-driven mortality (loss rates of tethered individuals) of blue crabs and pinfish were monitored within a 5,600 m2 seagrass meadow at Jack's Island along the southern rim of Back Sound. These predation measurements were collected during June-July, 2015, in connection with the global-scale Zostera Experimental Network study.</p>我们针对海草边缘效应对中型捕食者与大型捕食者的影响展开的调查，实验地点设于美国北卡罗来纳州巴克桑德（Back Sound，北纬34°40′，西经76°34′）。在巴克桑德南缘的杰克岛（Jack's Island）一处面积为5600平方米的海草床内，我们对蓝蟹（blue crab）与斑鳍鲷（pinfish）的捕食驱动死亡率（即系留个体的丢失率）进行了监测。本次捕食压力监测数据采集于2015年6月至7月，与全球尺度大叶藻实验网络（Zostera Experimental Network）研究项目相关联。