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Distribution and abundance of fishes and invertebrates in West Coast Estuaries, Volume 1: Data summaries
Author(s): Monaco,M.E., D.M. Nelson, R.L. Emmett, S.A. Hinton
NCCOS Center: CCMA
Center Team: Biogeography
Medium Designator: Technical Reports
Name of Publisher: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
Place of Publication: Rockville, MD
Publication Type: Report
Date of Publication: 1990
Reference Information:
U.S. west coast estuaries
Abstract: Introduction. This report is the first of two volumes that present information on the spatial and temporal distribution, relative abundance, and life history characteristics of 47 fish and invertebrate species in 32 estuaries along the contiguous west coast of the U.S. Its purpose is to disseminate data developed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Estuarine Living Marine Resources(ELMR) program (see inside front cover). The ELMR program is a cooperative study of NOAA's National Ocean Service (NOS), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), and other research institutions. The objective of the ELMR program is to develop a consistent data base on the distribution, abundance, and life history characteristics of important fishes and invertebrates in the Nation’s estuaries. The nationwide data base is divided into five study regions (Figure 1). This data base contains the relative abundance and monthly occurrence of each species’ life stage by estuary for three salinity zones (seawater, mixing, and tidal fresh zones) identified in NOAA’s National Estuarine Inventory (NEI) Data Atlas - Volume I (NOAA 1985). The Nationwide data base contains information for approximately 135 fish and invertebrate species in 122 U.S. estuaries.
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