Environmental influences on juvenile fish abundances in a river-dominated coastal system

Marine and Coastal Fisheries

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 411-427

  Carassou, L ^a   Dzwonkowski, B ^a   Hernandez, F J ^a   Powers, S P ^a,b   Park, K ^a,b   Graham, W M ^a,b   Mareska, J ^c  

^a DAUPHIN ISLAND SEA LAB   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^c Marine Resources Division   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORA; MENTICIRRHUS AMERICANUS; MICROPOGONIAS UNDULATUS; PISCES;

EID: 84864108836     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19425120     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19425120.2011.642492     Document Type: Article

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