Spatial patterns in diet and distribution of juveniles of four fish species in Delaware Bay marsh creeks: Factors influencing fish abundance

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 276, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 249-262

  Nemerson, David M ^a,b   Able, Kenneth W ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Biological Programs   (United States)

Author keywords

Bootstrap estimation; Delaware Bay; Estuary; Food habits; Juvenile fishes; Marsh creeks; Spatial variation

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DIET; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; JUVENILE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL VARIATION;

DELAWARE BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANNELIDA; CARNIVORA; CYNOSCION; CYNOSCION REGALIS; GADUS MORHUA; INSECTA; LEIOSTOMUS XANTHURUS; MICROPOGONIAS; MICROPOGONIAS UNDULATUS; MORONE; MORONE AMERICANA; MYSIDA; PISCES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 4444316374     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps276249     Document Type: Article

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