Applying the basin model: Assessing habitat suitability of young-of-the-year demersal fishes on the New York Bight continental shelf

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 26, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 1551-1570

  Sullivan, Mark C ^a   Cowen, Robert K ^a   Able, Kenneth W ^b   Fahay, Michael P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Continental shelf; Habitat; New York Bight; Northwest Atlantic; Recruitment; Submersible; USA; Young of the year

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXITY; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DEMERSAL FISH; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; MICROHABITAT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NEW YORK BIGHT;

CITHARICHTHYS ARCTIFRONS; LIMANDA FERRUGINEA; MERLUCCIIDAE; PISCES; PLEURONECTIFORMES; REXEA SOLANDRI; TAUTOGOLABRUS ADSPERSUS; UROPHYCIS CHUSS;

EID: 33747147734     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2006.03.012     Document Type: Article

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