Developing an acoustic survey of euphausiids to understand trophic interactions in the bering sea ecosystem

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 65-70, Issue , 2012, Pages 184-195

  Ressler, Patrick H ^a   De Robertis, Alex ^a   Warren, Joseph D ^b   Smith, Joy N ^b   Kotwicki, Stan ^a  

^a ALASKA FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

155 W; 185 W; 54 N; 64 N; Acoustic survey; Alaska; Bering Sea; Euphausiids; USA; Walleye pollock

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC SURVEY; ALASKA; BERING SEA; EUPHAUSIIDS; USA; WALLEYE POLLOCK;

ECOSYSTEMS;

SURVEYS;

ABUNDANCE; ACOUSTIC SURVEY; BACKSCATTER; BIOMASS; CONTINENTAL SHELF; CRUSTACEAN; GADOID; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MONITORING; PREDATOR; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SAMPLING; TOP-DOWN CONTROL; TROPHIC INTERACTION; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ALASKA; BERING SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

EUPHAUSIACEA; EUPHAUSIIDAE; POLLACHIUS; THERAGRA CHALCOGRAMMA; THYSANOESSA;

EID: 84862777194     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2012.02.015     Document Type: Article

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