Ecology of western Gulf estuaries.
Date
1968
Authors
Trent, W.L.
Pullen, E.J.
Mock, C.R.
Moore, D.
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Abstract
A detailed analysis was conducted of data collected from the Galveston Bay system since 1963. Information in this report includes: description of the hydrological conditions, determination of the abundance and size of brown shrimp as related to habitat; documentation of the distribution of sciaenid fishes in relation to temperature and salinity; evaluating the effects of habitat rehabilitation; and the analysis of sediments.
Description
p. 18-24.
Keywords
ecology, estuaries, brown shrimp, white shrimp, Penaeus setiferus, Penaeus aztecus, marine fish, abundance, ecological distribution, sediment analysis, penaeid shrimp, habitat improvement, temperature, salinity