NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) 19740012605: A study of lagoonal and estuarine processes and artificial habitats in the area of the John F. Kennedy Space Center

by: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Publication date: 1974-04-08

Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), ENVIRONMENT EFFECTS, FLORIDA, MARINE ENVIRONMENTS, TIRES, COASTAL ECOLOGY, FISHES, HABITATS, Poonai, P.,

Collection: NASA_NTRS_Archive; additional_collections

Language: English

In 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, one of which will serve as a control and the other two as locations for small tire reefs. Measurements and correlation studies of the biomasses and the species indicate that the biodynamics of the sites are appreciably the same in the three cases, that there are probably adequate populations at the lower trophic levels, that there are perhaps reduced numbers of upper level carnivores, and that it is likely that small artificial havens can contribute to an increase in populations of certain species of gamefish.