Distribution of bottom-trawl fish assemblages over the continental shelf and upper slope of the U.S. west coast, 1977-1992

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1203-1225

  Jay, Chadwick V ^a,b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b US National Biological Service   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DEMERSAL FISH; FISH ASSEMBLAGE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; PACIFIC HAKE; TRAWL SURVEYS;

PACIFIC, US MARGIN;

MERLUCCIUS PRODUCTUS;

EID: 85047676925     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f96-055     Document Type: Article

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