Multi-decadal variation in size of juvenile Summer Flounder (Paralichthys dentatus) in Chesapeake Bay

During the last quarter-century, management of Summer Flounder Paralichthys dentatus along the Atlantic coast resulted in significant increases in abundance such that rebuilding targets were recently achieved. Although spawning stock biomass is high, recruitment of young-of-the-year (YOY) Summer Flo...

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Paralichthys dentatus
Pleuronectiformes
Salinity
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Brackish
Chesapeake Bay
Density-dependent
Estuarine environments
Fish
Juvenile fish size
Marine
Mathematical models
Maturity
Nurseries
Paralichthys dentatus
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Salinity
Summer
Summer Flounder
Survival
Temperature
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