Demersal fish and habitat associations from visual surveys on the central California shelf

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 629-637

  Laidig, Thomas E ^a   Watters, Diana L ^a   Yoklavich, Mary M ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

community structure; continental shelf; Delta submersible; demersal fishes; habitat; habitat selection

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DELTA; DEMERSAL FISH; FISHING EFFORT; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; HARVESTING; SPECIES RICHNESS; SURVEYING; VISUAL ANALYSIS;

CALIFORNIA SHELF; PACIFIC OCEAN;

CORYPHOPTERUS NICHOLSI; PISCES; RHINOGOBIOPS NICHOLSII; SEBASTES WILSONI;

EID: 67649604529     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2009.05.008     Document Type: Article

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