NOAA's Estuarine Living Marine Resources Program: Distribution and Abundance ofFishes and Invertebrates in Mid-Atlantic Estuaries

摘要

This report presents information on the spatial and temporal distribution, andrelative abundance of 61 fish and invertebrate species in 22 estuaries along the U.S. Atlantic coast from Virginia to Massachusetts. Its purpose is to disseminate data developed in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Estuarine Living Marine Resources (ELMR) program. The ELMR program is conducted by the Biogeographic Characterization Branch of the Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEA) Division, in cooperation with regional research institutions. The presence, distribution, and relative abundance of each species and the time period it utilizes each estuary are the primary data compiled. The data and framework presented in this report are illustrative of the nationwide ELMR program.