Spatial patterning of Manta birostris in United States east coast offshore habitat

Applied Geography

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 652-659

  Freedman, Ryan ^a   Sen Roy, Shouraseni ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeography; GIS; GWR; Manta rays; Marine biology; Marine geography; Spatial biology; Spatial patterning

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; BYCATCH; CHLOROPHYLL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISH; GEOSTATISTICS; GIS; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ATLANTIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; ATLANTIC COAST [UNITED STATES]; ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF STREAM; MARYLAND; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

MANTA; MANTA BIROSTRIS; MOBULINAE;

EID: 80051895008     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2011.07.015     Document Type: Article

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