Aquatic organisms detect chemical cues to sense the local environment, for example, to find
a mate, locate food, and identify danger. Knowledge of chemical cues can be used in …

Florida Bay is a unique subtropical estuary at the southern tip of the Florida peninsula.
Recent ecological changes (seagrass die-off, algal blooms, increased turbidity) to the …

Florida Bay, the shallow lagoon separating mainland Florida and the Florida Keys, USA, is
experiencing an unprecedented series of ecological disturbances. In 1991, following reports …

We conducted a field experiment in the Florida Keys in which we manipulated Caribbean
spiny lobster (Panulirus argus) settlement and shelter for juveniles to (i) investigate how …

Decapod crustaceans (ie, lobsters, crabs, and shrimps) are all subject to disease, both in the
wild and in culture. No life stage appears to be immune to some form of pathogen or …

Factors affecting the recruitment of juvenile Caribbean spiny lobsters dwelling in macroalgae
Page 1 BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE, 61(1): 3–19, 1997 3 FACTORS AFFECTING THE …

In 1991 and 1992, cyanobacterial blooms depleted sponges, the primary refuge of juvenile
Caribbean spiny lobsters, in~ 20% of the nursery in the Florida Keys, USA. Long-term data …

Based upon papers presented at the Ninth Conference on Artificial Reefs and Artificial
Habitats (CARAH), this reference offers a timely compilation of information to increase …

The Caribbean spiny lobster Panulirus argus, an important fisheries species, is host to
Panulirus argus virus 1 (PaV1), a lethal, unclassified virus—the first found in any species of …

Ghost fishing is the capacity of lost traps to continue to catch and kill animals. In the spiny
lobster (Panulirus argus) fishery in Florida, the effects of ghost fishing are of particular …