Distribution patterns of larval and juvenile fishes at offshore petroleum platforms in the north-central Gulf of Mexico

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 655-665

  Lindquist, David C ^a   Shaw, Richard F ^a   Hernandez Jr , Frank J ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DAUPHIN ISLAND SEA LAB   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial reef; Fish larvae; Gulf of Mexico; Light traps; Oil and gas platforms; Plankton nets; Spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL REEF; ICHTHYOFAUNA; OFFSHORE STRUCTURE; PLANKTON; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SAMPLING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

CLUPEIDAE; CLUPEIFORMES; PISCES;

EID: 13444262454     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2004.10.001     Document Type: Article

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