Estuarine nursery areas provide a low-mortality environment for young bull sharks Carcharhinus leucas

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 433, Issue , 2011, Pages 237-244

  Heupel, Michelle R ^a,b   Simpfendorfer, Colin A ^a,b  

^a CENTER FOR SHARK RESEARCH   (United States)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bull shark; Carcharhinus leucas; Ecological advantage; Estuary; River; Survival

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC IMAGERY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT CONSERVATION; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MORTALITY; NEONATE; NURSERY GROUND; SHARK; SURVIVAL;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

CARCHARHINUS LEUCAS; CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 79960553788     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps09191     Document Type: Article

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