Absolute abundance and survival of juvenile gags in sea grass beds of the northeastern gulf of mexico

Transactions of the American Fisheries Society

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 44-55

  Koenig, Christopher C ^a   Coleman, Felicia C ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; JUVENILES; SEAGRASS BED; SURVIVAL;

GULF OF MEXICO;

ANIMALIA; CARNIVORA; HALOPHILA; MICROLEPIS; MYCTEROPERCA MICROLEPIS; PERCIFORMES;

EID: 0031918684     PISSN: 00028487     EISSN: 15488659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8659(1998)127<0044:AAASOJ>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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