Mapping marine benthic habitat in the Gulf of Alaska: Geological habitat, fish distributions, and fishing intensity

Special Paper - Geological Association of Canada

Volumn , Issue 47, 2007, Pages 349-367

  Shotwell, S Kalei ^a   Heifetz, Jonathan ^a   Courtney, Dean L ^a   Greene, H Gary ^b  

^a NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^b MOSS LANDING MARINE LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTER; BATHYMETRIC SURVEY; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; BOTTOM TRAWLING; HABITAT TYPE; MAPPING METHOD; REMOTE SENSING; SEAFLOOR MAPPING;

GULF OF ALASKA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 48049090705     PISSN: 00721042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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