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Main TitleFunctional Significance of Estuaries in the Northeast: A Proposed Case Study Comparing Habitat Utilization and Quality
Publisher8th Symposium on Coastal and Ocean Management
Date Created1993
Subject (Geographic)New Jersey, New York
Subject (Geographic - Hierarchical)
Country: United States
State: New Jersey
Subject (Topical)biology; coastal zone; ecology; ecosystems; environmental monitoring; fish; fisheries; habitats; wetlands; estuaries; Hudson-Raritan Estuary; Great Bay; Little Egg Harbor; Long Island Sound
DescriptionMost U.S. commercial fisheries landings consist of species dependent on coastal estuaries for spawning, nursery, or migratory feeding habitat. Despite a clear connection between coastal habitat and fisheries, significant gaps exist in our knowledge of how the nearshore environment is utilized by many species and how its quality affects recruitment success. A comparative research approach is proposed to identify critical habitats in the northeast U.S. for several living marine resources (LMRs), including winter flounder, summer flounder, tautog, and black sea bass. Emphasis is on following cohorts throughout their first year, so that population level effects may be investigated. A goal of this approach is to compare the functional significance of specific habitat-types among three estuarine systems in the mid-Atlantic and southern New England which support similar species assemblages but differ in the extent of anthropogenic disturbances.
NoteReprinted from COASTAL ZONE '93, Proceedings, 8th Symposium on Coastal and Ocean Management, Sponsored by the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association/ASCE, held July 19-23, 1993, New Orleans, Louisiana
NotePurpose: To propose a comparative research approach to to identify critical habitats in the northeast U.S. for several LMRs.
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Type: Cataloging
Date: 2008-07-15 00:00:00.0
Creator: Rebecca Allsopp
Organization NameNew Jersey Environmental Digital Library
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