Sediment preferences and size-specific distribution of young-of-the-year Pacific halibut in an Alaska nursery

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 540-559

  Stoner, A W ^a   Abookire, A A ^b  

^a NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center   (United States)

^b NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Distribution; Habitat selection; Pacific halibut; Sediment

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; FISH; GRAIN SIZE; HABITAT SELECTION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; SEDIMENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

HIPPOGLOSSUS; HIPPOGLOSSUS STENOLEPIS; HOLOTHURIA SCABRA; PLEURONECTIFORMES;

EID: 0036711309     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.2002.2056     Document Type: Article

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