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Studies on fish assemblages associated with surf-exposed beaches are scarce. The most notable (Pearse et al 1942; Gunter 1945, 1948; Carlisle et al 1960; McFarland 1963; and Schaefer 1967) in common with other studies on nearshore fish assemblages, have concentrated on “community structure”. Cailliet, et al (1978) pointed out that few attempts have been made to stress the functional relationships between fish assemblages and their food sources. Based on the estimation of assimilation and importation of organic carbon to a surf beach at Mustang Island, Texas, McFarland (1963) related productivity of plankton to fish biomass.
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Lasiak, T.A. (1983). The Impact of Surf-Zone Fish Communities on Faunal Assemblages Associated with Sandy Beaches. In: McLachlan, A., Erasmus, T. (eds) Sandy Beaches as Ecosystems. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 19. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2938-3_37
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