Estimating spatial distribution of American lobster Homarus americanus using habitat variables

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 420, Issue , 2010, Pages 145-156

  Chang, Jui Han ^a   Chen, Yong ^a   Holland, Daniel ^b   Grabowski, Jonathan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b GULF OF MAINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

2 stage GAM; American lobster; Gulf of Maine; Homarus americanus; Spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

DOMINANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; HABITAT STRUCTURE; JUVENILE; LOBSTER; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; SALINITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MAINE;

HOMARUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 78651292328     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08849     Document Type: Article

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