Habitat use, movements and site fidelity of the gray smooth-hound shark (Mustelus californicus Gill 1863) in a newly restored southern California estuary

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 401, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 63-74

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

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic telemetry; Benthic predator; Ecological function; Habitat restoration; Mustelus californicus; Seasonally thermal environment; Southern California estuary

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; HABITAT RESTORATION; HABITAT USE; JUVENILE; MOVEMENT; PREDATOR; SEASONALITY; SHARK; SITE FIDELITY; TELEMETRY; TIDAL FLAT;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

CHONDRICHTHYES; ELASMOBRANCHII; MUSTELUS CALIFORNICUS; MUSTELUS CANIS CANIS; MUSTELUS MUSTELUS; UMBELLULARIA CALIFORNICA;

EID: 79955133854     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2011.03.001     Document Type: Article

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