| Table 5.2 Abundance of common taxa from sweep net sampling at the locate near Carolina Beach State Park. Abundances recorded here are the mean (m2) from 10 replicate samples per date. Juvenile blue crab sizes by carapace width are j0=<12 mm, j13=13-25 mm, j25=>25 mm but <40 mm, and j40=>40 mm. | ||||||||||||||||||
Apr-98 |
May-98 |
Jun-98 |
Jul-98 |
Aug-98 |
Nov-98 |
Dec-98 |
Jan-99 |
Feb-99 |
Mar-99 |
Apr-99 |
May-99 |
Jun-99 |
Jul-99 |
Aug-99 |
Oct-99 |
Nov-99 |
Dec-99 |
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| Total C. sapidus | 0 |
0 |
0 |
1.12 |
0 |
1.12 |
0.08 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.16 |
0.56 |
0 |
0 |
0.24 |
0.32 |
0.08 |
| j0 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0.32 |
0 |
0.48 |
0.08 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.24 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| j13 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0.8 |
0 |
0.04 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.08 |
0.24 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.16 |
0.08 |
| j25 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.08 |
0.08 |
0 |
0 |
0.16 |
0.08 |
0 |
| j40 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.08 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.16 |
0.08 |
0 |
| Palaemonetes pugio | 0.96 |
0 |
2.24 |
1.36 |
0 |
0.32 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.04 |
0.016 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.08 |
0.08 |
| P. vulgaris | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| decapods | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0.08 |
0.16 |
0.32 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.08 |
0.08 |
0.08 |
2.08 |
0 |
0 |
| fish | 0 |
0 |
0.08 |
0.32 |
0 |
0.08 |
0.08 |
0.16 |
0.08 |
0.08 |
0 |
0.08 |
0 |
0.08 |
0 |
0.08 |
0 |
0.08 |
| Callinectes. similis | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.08 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Panopeus herbstii | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Xanthid crabs | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| hermit crabs | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.08 |
0.24 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.08 |
0.08 |
2.08 |
0 |
0 |
| Penaeidae (shrimp) | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0.08 |
0.08 |
0.08 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.08 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Hippolyte sp. | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Fundulus heteroclitus | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Leiostomus xanthurus/Micropogonia undulatus | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| flatfish | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0.32 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.08 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| blenny | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Gobisoma spp. | 0 |
0 |
0.08 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |