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An intertidal creek in North Inlet Estuary, South Carolina, USA, was sampled monthly for 1 year to determine the occurrence, abundance and diversity of fish species. Sampling was so conducted as to reduce sampling bias to a minimum and all individuals caught were weighed and measured. A total of 16,611 individuals weighing 202.45 kg and comprising 51 species and 25 families of fish was collected. Three diversity indices were calculated for species number. Analysis of variance revealed that season had a highly significant effect on all indices and the number of species, but had no effect on the number of individuals caught.
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Communicated by M.R. Tripp, Newark
This work was supported by the Belle W. Baruch Foundation and the South Carolina State Development Board, and is Contribution No. 71 of the Belle W. Baruch Institute for Marine Biology and Coastal Research.
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Cain, R.L., Dean, J.M. Annual occurrence, abundance and diversity of fish in a South Carolina intertidal creek. Marine Biology 36, 369–379 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00389199
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