Evaluation of an artificial estuarine habitat-initial stageIn order to study the influence of an artificial habitat of discarded automobile tires upon the biomass in and around it, three sites were selected in the Banana River of which two will contain small groups of tires and one will not. Over a given period, the populations in and around the tires will be compared with those which existed initially or prevail on the natural site. Preliminary observations indicate that adequate numbers may be present in the lower trophic levels but that there are perhaps inadequate populations of upper level carnivores which it appears can be increased by an artificial habitat.
Document ID
19740033356
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Poonai, P. (Bethune-Cookman College Daytona Beach, Fla., United States)