Diel variation in the pelagic fish assemblage in a temperate estuary

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 33-42

  Hagan, Stacy Moore ^a   Able, Kenneth W ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diel variation; Effect of artificial light; Estuarine pelagic fish assemblage; Sampling biases

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIEL VARIATION; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; LIGHT EFFECT; PELAGIC FISH; SPECIES RICHNESS; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

NEW JERSEY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANCHOA MITCHILLI; CLUPEA HARENGUS; MENIDIA MENIDIA; PISCES;

EID: 46249132422     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-007-9018-3     Document Type: Article

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