Anguilla rostrata glass eel ingress into two, U.S. east coast estuaries: Patterns, processes and implications for adult abundance

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1081-1101

  Sullivan, M C ^a,c   Able, K W ^a   Hare, J A ^b,d   Walsh, H J ^b,e  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Beaufort Lab   (United States)

^c RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^d ALASKA FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^e WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Anguilla rostrata; Glass eels; Ingress; Precipitation; Time series

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; EL NINO; ESTUARY; FISH; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SYNCHRONY; TIME SERIES;

BEAUFORT INLET; LITTLE EGG INLET; NEW JERSEY; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

ANGUILLA ROSTRATA;

EID: 33748709082     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2006.01182.x     Document Type: Article

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