Abundance and Distribution of Ichthyoplankton Along an Inshore-Offshore Transectin Onslow Bay, North Carolina

摘要

The objective of our study was to measure the abundance of all ichthyoplanktontaxa taken along an inshore to offshore transect in Onslow Bay, North Carolina, from late fall 1979 through early spring 1980. This information was used (1) to determine the kinds and abundance of reef fish larvae, (2) to provide basic information for projects like the South Atlantic Bight Recruitment Experiment (SABRE) on the composition and abundance of fish larvae relative to distance from shore in Onslow Bay, North Carolina, from late fall to early spring, and (3) to examine the composition and abundance of ichthyoplankton in relation to a thermal front that separates warm Gulf Stream waters from cooler continental shelf waters.