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Filtering by: Subject Pacific saury fisheries Academic Affiliation College of Oceanography Resource Type Technical Report

The neustonic fauna in coastal waters of the northeast Pacific: abundance, distribution, and utilization by juvenile salmonids

Creator:

Brodeur, Richard D., Pearcy, William G., Mundy, Bruce C., and Wisseman, Robert W.

Abstract:

The surface-layer zone, occupying the upper 20 cm of the water column, represents a unique oceanic environment. A diverse assemblage of organisms occupies this zone, either in an obligate or facultative manner (Zaitsev 1970, Hempel and Weikert 1972, Cheng 1975, Peres 1982). Certain animals show morphological or biochemical adaptations to...

Resource Type:

Technical Report