Fish assemblages in nearshore habitats of Prince William Sound, Alaska

Northwest Science

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 266-280

  Johnson, Scott W ^a   Thedinga, John F ^a   Neff, A Darcie ^a   Harris, Patricia M ^a   Lindeberg, Mandy R ^a   Maselko, Jacek M ^a   Rice, Stanley D ^a  

^a NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEDROCK; CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; CLUPEOID; COHORT ANALYSIS; FUTURE PROSPECT; GADOID; HABITAT TYPE; HABITAT USE; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; SALMONID; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIZE AT MATURITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ALASKA; PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND; UNITED STATES;

CLUPEA PALLASI; ELEGINUS GRACILIS; MALLOTUS (FISH); ONCORHYNCHUS GORBUSCHA; PHOLIS LAETA; STICHAEUS PUNCTATUS; SYNGNATHUS LEPTORHYNCHUS;

EID: 77955219543     PISSN: 0029344X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3955/046.084.0306     Document Type: Article

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