Hypoxia-driven changes in the behavior and spatial distribution of pelagic fish and mesozooplankton in the northern Gulf of Mexico

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 381, Issue SUPPL., 2009, Pages

  Zhang, Hongyan ^a,b   Ludsin, Stuart A ^c   Mason, Doran M ^b   Adamack, Aaron T ^a,b   Brandt, Stephen B ^d   Zhang, Xinsheng ^e   Kimmel, David G ^f   Roman, Michael R ^g   Boicourt, William C ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NOAA GREAT LAKES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^f EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustics; Anoxia; CART; Dead zone; Mantel test; Spatial autocorrelation

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC METHOD; AUTOCORRELATION; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; HYPOXIA; PELAGIC FISH; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER QUALITY; ZOOPLANKTON;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 71849092992     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2009.07.014     Document Type: Article

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