Coupling Telemetry and Stable Isotope Techniques to Unravel Movement: Snook Habitat Use Across Variable Nutrient Environments

Authors

Cody W. Eggenberger, Florida International UniversityFollow

Document Type

Thesis

Degree

Master of Science (MS)

Major/Program

Environmental Studies

First Advisor's Name

Jennifer Rehage

First Advisor's Committee Title

committee chair

Second Advisor's Name

Elizabeth Anderson

Second Advisor's Committee Title

committee member

Third Advisor's Name

Leonard Scinto

Third Advisor's Committee Title

committee member

Fourth Advisor's Name

Yannis Papastamatiou

Fourth Advisor's Committee Title

committee member

Keywords

Animal Movement, Stable Isotopes, Telemetry, Habitat Use, Nutrient Enrichment

Date of Defense

11-12-2019

Abstract

Habitat selection by organisms can be driven by a number of factors, including the availability of resources. In particular, nutrient enrichment can alter the quality of landscapes, and thus the availability of resources, with implications for consumer movement and habitat use. In coastal ecosystems, eutrophication can affect the production and distribution of resources, and thus the behaviors and space use of consumers. In this study, I coupled acoustic telemetry methods and stable isotope analyses (SIA) to examine the effects of nutrient enrichment on the movement, habitat use, and resource use of Common Snook (Centropomus undecimalis), a valuable recreational fishery, across two neighboring estuarine lake systems of varying trophic state (eutrophic vs. mesotrophic), located in Florida Bay (Florida, USA). This thesis work highlights the value of cross-site comparisons that pair movement and trophic measurements to improve our understanding of how animals select habitats under varying environmental conditions and production regimes.

Identifier

FIDC008857

ORCID

0000-0002-5334-4670

Previously Published In

Eggenberger, C. W., Santos, R. O., Frankovich, T. A., James, W. R., Madden, C. J., Nelson, J. A., & Rehage, J. S. (2019). Coupling telemetry and stable isotope techniques to unravel movement: Snook habitat use across variable nutrient environments. Fisheries Research, 218, 35-47.

Recommended Citation

Eggenberger, Cody W., "Coupling Telemetry and Stable Isotope Techniques to Unravel Movement: Snook Habitat Use Across Variable Nutrient Environments" (2019). FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 4305.
https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/4305