Oyster reefs as fish habitat: Opportunistic use of restored reefs by transient fishes

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 951-959

  Harding, Juliana M ^a   Mann, Roger ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chesapeake Bay; Essential fish habitat; Habitat use; Oyster reef; Transient fish

Indexed keywords

ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT RESTORATION; HABITAT USE; ICHTHYOFAUNA; REEF;

UNITED STATES;

BAIRDIELLA CHRYSOURA; BREVOORTIA TYRANNUS; CYNOSCION NEBULOSUS; CYNOSCION REGALIS; LEIOSTOMUS XANTHURUS; MICROPOGONIAS UNDULATUS; MORONE SAXATILIS; POMATOMUS SALTATRIX;

EID: 0035725665     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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