Retention of crab larvae in a coastal null zone

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 570-578

  Tilburg, Charles E ^a   Dittel, Ana I ^b   Epifanio, Charles E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

blue crab larvae; Callinectes sapidus; coastal current; coastal null zone; Delaware Bay; mathematical model

Indexed keywords

BAY; BUOYANCY FORCING; COASTAL CURRENT; COASTAL ZONE; CRAB; HABITAT QUALITY; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; JUVENILE; LARVA; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; DELAWARE BAY; MIDDLE ATLANTIC BIGHT; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CALLINECTES SAPIDUS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 34147122605     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2006.11.030     Document Type: Article

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