2013-08-232013-08-231989http://hdl.handle.net/10827/10564Decapod and stomatopod crustaceans were collected by trawl during seasonal cruises from Cape Fear, North Carolina to Cape Canaveral. Florida at depths from 4 to 20 m. A total of 60 species of decapod and 3 species of stomatopod crustaceans were collected. Fifteen species accounted for 95% of the total number of individuals and 96% of the total biomass. Season was an important factor affecting the number of individuals and species collected during the study. No consistent changes in number of species. total number of individuals, and mean total weight occurred with latitude. Cluster analysis indicated season and latitude were important factors determining species assemblages in the coastal zone. Although changes in species composition occur seasonally, most species groups delineated by cluster analysis were not consistently collected nor restricted to particular site groups. A seasonally ubiquitous faunal assemblage in the coastal zone was composed of numerically dominant species. Those assemblages which were characterized as being restricted to site groups consisted of relatively rare species or those which were associated with hard-bottom habitat.DocumentCopyright status undetermined. For more information contact, South Carolina State Library, 1500 Senate Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29201.Decapoda (Crustacea)CrustaceaText