Residency, space use and movement patterns of juvenile sandbar sharks (Carcharhinus plumbeus) within a Virginia summer nursery area

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 223-235

  Conrath, C L ^a,b   Musick, J A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic monitoring; Elasmobranch; Essential fish habitat; Refuge.

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC SURVEY; JUVENILE; MOVEMENT; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; NEONATE; NURSERY GROUND; REFUGE; SANDBAR; SHARK; SPACE USE;

UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

CARCHARHINUS PLUMBEUS; CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 77649322406     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF09078     Document Type: Article

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