There is a growing body of research highlighting the importance of saltmarshes as habitats for fish for feeding, refuge from predation and reproduction. However, more work is needed on fish on vegetated marsh flats (or surfaces). We reviewed 60 studies that used 21 methods to sample fish assemblages on saltmarsh flats. Drop samplers, fyke nets and pop nets were most frequently employed, with considerably more studies being conducted in graminoid than succulent marsh. Reporting of sampling temporal and tidal details, environmental variables and fish attributes was inconsistent. Most of the papers focussed on one or more of conservation management, comparisons among habitat types, and the use of saltmarsh (including fish activity type or residency status). Important potential areas of research include the relationships between the fish assemblages of saltmarsh flats and coastal fisheries, the effects of invasive plant species and marsh restoration efforts in areas outside the United States, and the potential effects of sea-level rise on vegetated flats as fish habitat. Sampling methods that provide density measures are likely to be most useful for most of this research. Thus, drop samplers and pop nets are an appropriate choice, the former in graminoid saltmarshes and the latter in succulent saltmarshes.

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用于研究盐沼平原鱼类的方法的系统评价

越来越多的研究强调了盐沼作为鱼类栖息地的重要性，以供鱼类觅食、躲避捕食和繁殖。然而，需要对植被沼泽平面（或表面）上的鱼做更多的工作。我们回顾了 60 项研究，这些研究使用 21 种方法对盐沼滩上的鱼群进行采样。滴采样器、fyke 网和流行网是最常使用的，在禾本科植物中进行的研究比在多肉沼泽中进行的研究要多得多。采样时间和潮汐细节、环境变量和鱼类属性的报告不一致。大多数论文侧重于保护管理、栖息地类型之间的比较以及盐沼的使用（包括鱼类活动类型或居住状态）中的一项或多项。重要的潜在研究领域包括盐沼平原的鱼类群落与沿海渔业之间的关系、美国以外地区入侵植物物种和沼泽恢复工作的影响，以及海平面上升对作为鱼类的植被平坦的潜在影响栖息地。提供密度测量的抽样方法可能对大多数研究最有用。因此，水滴采样器和流行网是合适的选择，前者在禾本科盐沼中，后者在多汁盐沼中。提供密度测量的抽样方法可能对大多数研究最有用。因此，水滴采样器和流行网是合适的选择，前者在禾本科盐沼中，后者在多汁盐沼中。提供密度测量的抽样方法可能对大多数研究最有用。因此，水滴采样器和流行网是合适的选择，前者在禾本科盐沼中，后者在多汁盐沼中。