Middle Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Studies. Volume IIA. Chemical and Biological Benchmark Studies

摘要

The report describes the purpose and scope of the study, and includes a chapter on benchmark sampling describing station locations and their rationale, cruise tracks, and field sampling procedures. The physical oceanography chapter contains methods and equipment used, and a discussion of hydrographic conditions during each of the four seasons. The zooplankton chapter presents a faunal description for each station during each season and discusses community structure and seasonal succession.