Cross-frontal transport and distribution of ichthyoplankton associated with Chesapeake Bay plume dynamics

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 151-170

  Reiss, Christian S ^a,b   McConaugha, John R ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atlantic croaker; Chesapeake Bay; Fronts; Larval transport; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELF; ESTUARINE FRONT; ICHTHYOPLANKTON; LARVAL TRANSPORT; PLUME; RECRUITMENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

UNITED STATES;

ANCHOA; CENTROPRISTIS STRIATA; ETROPUS MICROSTOMUS; MENTICIRRHUS; MICROPOGONIAS UNDULATUS; PRIONOTUS;

EID: 0033082233     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4343(98)00080-6     Document Type: Article

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