Spatial and temporal variation in surfclam (Spisula solidissima) larval supply and settlement on the New Jersey inner shelf during summer upwelling and downwelling

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 62, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 41-53

  Ma, Hongguang ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cross shelf circulation; inner continental shelf; larval concentration; LEO 15; settlement; Spisula solidissima; surfclam

Indexed keywords

COASTAL CIRCULATION; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DOWNWELLING; LARVAL SETTLEMENT; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; UPWELLING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NEW JERSEY SHELF; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

PANTHERA; SPISULA; SPISULA SOLIDISSIMA;

EID: 9944250051     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2004.08.005     Document Type: Article

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