The Role of Season and Salinity in Influencing Barnacle Distributions in Two Adjacent Coastal Mangrove Lagoons

• Published in: Bulletin of marine science Vol. 87; no. 3; pp. 275 - 299
• Main Authors: Starczak, Victoria, Pérez-Brunius, Paula, Levine, Hazel E, Gyory, Joanna, Pineda, Jesús
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: University of Miami - Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmos 01.07.2011
• Subjects: Brackish; Marine; ISE, Panama; I, Pacific

Barnacles are often abundant on roots and branches of mangrove trees in tidal channels and coastal lagoons of the Pacific coast of Panama. Yet, in some coastal lagoons, barnacles are absent. We investigated pre- and post-settlement factors that affect barnacle distributions in two adjacent coastal l...