Seasonal distribution and habitat associations of bull sharks in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida: A 30-year synthesis

Transactions of the American Fisheries Society

Volumn 140, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1213-1226

  Curtis, Tobey H ^a,c   Adams, Douglas H ^b   Burgess, George H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; SEAGRASS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHARK; SIZE STRUCTURE; TEMPORAL PERIOD;

ATLANTIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; ATLANTIC COAST [UNITED STATES]; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHWEST); FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; INDIAN RIVER [FLORIDA]; UNITED STATES;

CARCHARHINUS LEUCAS; CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 84863572909     PISSN: 00028487     EISSN: 15488659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00028487.2011.618352     Document Type: Article

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