Volume 55
Abundance, Size Frequency, and Spatial Distribution of Queen Conch, Stombus gigas, in Xel-Ha Park, Mexico
Authors
Aldana-Aranda, D.; Sánchez-Crespo, M.; Patiño-Suárez, V.; George-Zamora, A.; Baqueiro Cardenas, E.R.; Carillo, E.; Pérez, S. Download PDF Open PDF in BrowserOther Information
Date: 2004
Pages: 963
Event: Proceedings of the Fifty Fifth Annual Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute
City: Xel Ha
Country: Mexico
Abstract
Since November 2001 abundance, size frequency, and spatial distribution of queen conch, Strombus gigas have been monitored in Xel-Há Park, in the Caribbean Sea of Mexico. Xel-Há Park showed different bottom sites and different condition of salinity and temperature, because this park has the spring water. Site one, has a moderate seagrass benthic coverage (30%), in this site queen conch population was formed from juveniles (40 mm, of shell length) to adults (320 mm, of shell length). Site two, is only sand bottom, without seagrass coverage. In this site, were observed principally juveniles, with an average shell length of 90 mm formed the queen conch population. Site two, showed scarcely small juveniles (low of 50 mm shen length) and adults. The purpose of this study that was to determine abundance, size frequency and spatial distribution in Xel-Há Park showed differences between the sites.