Distribution, abundance, and habitat characteristics of juvenile tautog (Tautoga onitis, Family Labridae) in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, 1988-1992

Estuaries

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 589-600

  Dorf, Barbara A ^a,c   Powell, J Christopher ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT   (United States)

^c Tejas del Norte Environmental   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; ESTUARY; FISH JUVENILE; HABITAT PREFERENCE; JUVENILES; NURSERY GROUND; NURSERY GROUNDS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TAUTOG;

NARRAGANSETT BAY; RHODE ISLAND; USA;

LABRIDAE; ONITIS; TAUTOGA ONITIS;

EID: 85046172422     PISSN: 01608347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1352617     Document Type: Article

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