Country | Virgin Islands (US) | Ecosystem | Atlantic Ocean |
Locality | St. Croix Island | Depth | 30 m |
Introduced | Year Intro. | ||
Life Stage | adult | unsexed | |
Quantitative | 40.9 | Unit | numbers/hectare |
Semi Quantitative | <100 | Unit | numbers/hectare |
Qualitative | rare | ||
Year | 2010 - 2011 | Period | 2001-present |
Date | 2010-09-01 00:00:00 - 2011-09-30 00:00:00 | Record Type | survey |
Record Type | survey | ||
Seasonal | not specified | Method | swept area |
Remarks | Sampling was done in September 2010, June, July, and September 2011, via 10m radial survey sampling at a depth range of 0-30 m. The highest mean density of juvenile Lobatus gigas in theopen fishing areas was in seagrass beds and at depths of 7-12 m, and lowest in linear reef habitats. They are absent in colonized pavement with channels and at depths of 25-30 m (Ref. 121909). |