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| Effects of ghost shrimp on Tampa Bay sediment characteristics |
| Paul Klerks (University of Louisiana at Lafayette), Darryl Felder (University of Louisiana at Lafayette), Karen Strasser (University of Tampa), Peter Swarzenski (USGS, St. Petersburg, Florida) |
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Sergio trilobata
(carapace length: 16.3 mm) |
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Background:
- 3 species of ghost shrimp occur in Tampa Bay
- they can be locally very abundant (100s/m2)
- they make deep burrows (up to 2 m)
- they process large amounts of sediment
- they can modify water and sediment characteristics as a consequence of their various activities:
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Cross section of ghost shrimp burrow
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Resin cast of ghost shrimp burrow network
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