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Fish and Invertebrate Communities of
Piermont Marsh
David J. Yozzo, Ph.D.
Great Ecology
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Fish Habitat at Piermont Marsh
Tidal Creek
Marsh surface (remnant Spartina patens
marsh), including tidal pools/hummocks
Marsh surface (Phragmites marsh),
adjacent to tidal creek as well as marshinterior
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Fish Ecology Studies at Piermont Marsh
Hanson, S. R., D.T. Osgood, and D.J. Yozzo. 2002. Nekton use of a Phragmites australis
marsh on the Hudson River, New York. Wetlands 22:326-37.
Yozzo, D.J., and F. Ottman. 2003. New distribution records for the spotfin killifish (Fundulus
luciae Baird) in the lower Hudson River Estuary and adjacent waters. Northeastern
Naturalist 10:399-408.
Osgood, D.T., D.J. Yozzo, R.M. Chambers, S. Pianka, C. LePage and J. Lewis. 2006. Patterns
of habitat utilization by resident nekton in Phragmites and Typha marshes on the
Hudson River Estuary, New York. In: J. Waldman, K. Limburg, and D. Strayer, (eds.)
Hudson River Fishes And Their Environment.American Fisheries Society Symposium
51:151-173.
Yozzo, D.J. and D.T. Osgood. 2013. Invertebrate communities of low-salinity wetlands:
Overview and comparison between Phragmites and Typha marshes within the Hudson
River Estuary. Estuaries and Coasts 36:575-584.
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Sampling Gear
Active Sampling Gear
Seines
Passive Sampling Gear
Minnow pots
Pit traps
Lift nets
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Marsh Surface Assemblage (1999 2000)
Mummichog Fundulus heteroclitus
Grass shrimp Palaemonetes pugioBlue crab Callinectes sapidus
Spotfin killifish Fundulus luciae
Atlantic silverside Menidia menidia
White perch Morone americana
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Tidal Creek Assemblage (1999-2000)Atlantic silverside Menidia menidia
Atlantic menhaden Brevoortia tyrannus
Grass shrimp Palaemonetes pugioBay anchovy Anchoa mitchi ll i
Blue crab Callinectes sapidus
White perch Morone americana
Striped bass Morone saxatilis
Blueback herring Alosa aest ival is
Bluefish Pomatomus saltatrixMummichog Fundulus heteroclitus
Alewife Alosa pseudoharengus
American eel Anguilla rostrata
Atlantic croaker Micropogonias undulatus
Gizzard shad Dorosoma cepedianum
Spotfin killifish Fundulus luciae
Atlantic needlefish Strongylura marinaNorthern pipefish Syngnathus fuscus
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Spotfin Killifish
First documented occurrence of this species in
Hudson River drainage 2000
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Spotfin Killifish
Three adult females collected in seine samples and
eight juveniles collected in lift nets (NYSM 52033)
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Role of Phragmites in Structuring Fish and
Invertebrate Assemblages
Detrital Quality?
Changes in Elevation/Topography/Drainage?
Biodiversity Impacts?
Refuge/Nursery Habitat?
Invertebrate Prey Resources?
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Future Fish Ecology Studies?
Re-survey for spotfin killifish in remnant Spartina patens marsh?
Periodic monitoring of tidal creek fish assemblages?
Periodic monitoring of resident fish/invertebrates in Phragmites-dominated
marsh?
Thanks to Hudson River Foundation and Hudson River NERR for
support ing f ish ecology research at Piermont Marsh!