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Infaunal benthic communities of the New Zealand continental shelf |
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| Authors: | D. G. McKnight |
| Affiliation: | Department of Scientific and Industrial Research , New Zealand Oceanographic Institute , Wellington |
| Abstract: | Seventeen infaunal benthic communities are recognised from sampling on the New Zealand continental shelf and upper continental slope. These are characterised in terms of geographic distribution, substrate and bathymetric range, and commoner infaunal bivalves and echinoderms. |
| Keywords: | Lake Alexandrina rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss otoliths daily growth increments otolith microstructure migratory strategies stream residence early life‐history |