Abundance, habitat use and movement patterns of the shovelnose guitarfish (Rhinobatos productus) in a restored southern California estuary

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 648-657

  Farrugia, Thomas J ^a   Espinoza, Mario ^a   Lowe, Christopher G ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

assessing restoration success; biomass; habitat restoration; monitoring; wetland

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BENTHOS; COASTAL ZONE; DATA SET; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; HABITAT RESTORATION; HABITAT USE; JUVENILE; MATING BEHAVIOR; MOVEMENT; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PREDATOR; SURVEY; TELEMETRY; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

ELASMOBRANCHII; RHINOBATOS PRODUCTUS;

EID: 79951774646     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF10173     Document Type: Conference Paper

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