Distribution and use of shallow-water habitats by pacific sand lances in southeastern Alaska

Transactions of the American Fisheries Society

Volumn 137, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1455-1463

  Johnson, Scott W ^a   Thedinga, John F ^a   Munk, Kristen M ^b  

^a NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^b ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPTURE METHOD; EEL; FEEDING GROUND; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITAT USE; KELP FOREST; MARINE MAMMAL; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SAMPLING; SEABIRD; SEAGRASS; SHALLOW WATER; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AMMODYTES HEXAPTERUS; LAMINARIALES; MAMMALIA; PISCES; ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 57349114023     PISSN: 00028487     EISSN: 15488659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/T07-194.1     Document Type: Article

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