Evaluating otolith Sr/Ca as a tool for reconstructing estuarine habitat use

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 360-373

  Phillis, Corey C ^a,d   Ostrach, David J ^b   Ingram, B Lynn ^a   Weber, Peter K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; HABITAT USE; MIXING; NONLINEARITY; OTOLITH; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PERCIFORM; RECONSTRUCTION; SALINITY; STRONTIUM;

CALIFORNIA; SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY; UNITED STATES;

MORONE; MORONE SAXATILIS;

EID: 79551659139     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: 12057533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F10-152     Document Type: Article

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