Spatial and temporal shifts in suitable habitat of juvenile southern flounder (Paralichthys lethostigma)

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 76, Issue , 2013, Pages 161-169

  Furey, Nathan B ^a,b   Rooker, Jay R ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Generalized additive model; Habitat distribution model; Nursery; Paralichthys lethostigma; Southern flounder; Young of the year

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CRUSTACEAN; FLATFISH; GIS; HABITAT SELECTION; JUVENILE; NURSERY GROUND; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PURSE SEINING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TURBIDITY; WATER COLUMN;

GALVESTON BAY; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); PARALICHTHYS; PARALICHTHYS LETHOSTIGMA; PLEURONECTOIDEI;

EID: 84873275775     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2012.08.007     Document Type: Article

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