Spatio-temporal predictive model based on environmental factors for juvenile spotted seatrout in Texas estuaries using boosted regression trees

Fisheries Research

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 131-138

  Froeschke, John T ^a   Froeschke, Bridgette F ^b  

^a Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA   (United States)

Author keywords

Boosted regression trees; Essential fish habitat; Gulf of Mexico; Spotted seatrout

Indexed keywords

CYNOSCION; CYNOSCION NEBULOSUS;

EID: 80052087772     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2011.07.008     Document Type: Article

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