Multi-scale fish-habitat associations and the use of habitat surrogates to predict the organisation and abundance of deep-water fish assemblages

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 379, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 34-42

  Anderson, Tara J ^a,b   Syms, Craig ^a   Roberts, Dale A ^c   Howard, Daniel F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fish habitat associations; Habitat heterogeneity; Landscape pattern; Spatial scale; Submersible; Surrogacy

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; DEEP WATER; DEMERSAL FISH; PREDICTION; SEAFLOOR; SLOPE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP;

CALIFORNIA; CORDELL BANK; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

PISCES;

EID: 70349200587     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2009.07.033     Document Type: Article

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