A proposed estuarine classification: analysis of species salinity ranges.

Date

1990

Authors

Bulger, A.J.
Hayden, B.P.
McCormick-Ray, M.G.
Monaco, M.E.
Nelson, D.M.

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Publisher

U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Strategic Assessment Branch.

Abstract

This report presents results of a statistical analysis of the salinity ranges of fish and invertebrates that use estuaries in the Mid-Atlantic Region. This project uses salinity zones to organize information on the spatial and temporal distribution of species within estuaries. The scheme presented is an attempt to develop an estuarine salinity classification based on a multivariate statistical analysis of reported field distributions of species.

Description

28 p.

Keywords

estuaries, salinity tolerance, salinity, statistical analysis

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