Use of ocean and estuarine habitats by young-of-year bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) in the New York Bight

Fishery Bulletin

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 201-214

  Able, Kenneth W ^a   Rowe, Peter ^a   Burlas, Mark ^b   Byrne, Don ^c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b US Army Corps of Engineers New York District   (United States)

^c Nacote Creek Research Station   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATER; COHORT ANALYSIS; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT USE; MOVEMENT; RECRUITMENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

INVERTEBRATA; PISCES; POMATOMUS; POMATOMUS SALTATRIX;

EID: 0037501329     PISSN: 00900656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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