Table 3. Mean habitat variables and wet season prey biomass from 2006–2010.
| Year | N | Recession rate (cm/day) | Micro-topography (cm) | Submerged vegetation (cm) | Floc thickness (cm) | Wet Season Biomass (g m-2) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Crayfish | Fish | Shrimp | ||||||
| 2006 | 51 | 0.51 ± 0.04 | 22 ± 3.1 | 32 ± 8.8 | 6 ± 0.8 | 16 | 3.12 ± 0.68 | 1.55 ± 0.27 | 0.24 ± 0.09 |
| 2007 | 85 | 0.30 ± 0.02 | 13 ± 0.9 | 16 ± 3.6 | 7 ± 0.5 | 30 | 1.83 ± 0.40 | 1.43 ± 0.23 | 0.29 ± 0.08 |
| 2008 | 78 | 0.25 ± 0.06 | 14 ± 1.2 | 10 ± 1.9 | 8 ± 0.5 | 20 | 2.41 ± 0.38 | 2.21 ± 0.58 | 0.40 ± 0.09 |
| 2009 | 111 | 0.47 ± 0.02 | 22 ± 1.9 | 13 ± 2.0 | 10 ± 0.7 | 37 | 3.76 ± 0.81 | 2.12 ± 0.21 | 0.53 ± 0.09 |
| 2010 | 80 | 0.16 ± 0.02 | 13 ± 0.9 | 6 ± 0.6 | 5 ± 0.3 | 18 | 6.06 ± 1.39 | 1.19 ± 0.42 | 0.08 ± 0.03 |
Means are pooled across all sites. Habitat variables were recorded during the dry season, while wet season biomass was recorded during the previous wet season at sites near the dry season sites. Data shown as the mean ± 1 SE.