Relationships between fish assemblage structure and selected environmental factors in Maryland's coastal bays

Northeastern Naturalist

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 251-268

  Love, Joseph W ^a   May, Eric B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINOPTERYGII; ANCHOA MITCHILLI; CARNIVORA; CLUPEA HARENGUS; ENGRAULIDAE;

EID: 34447249766     PISSN: 10926194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/1092-6194(2007)14[251:RBFASA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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