Benthic Boundary Layer Macrofauna of Browns Bank, Northwest Atlantic, as Potential Prey of Juvenile Benthic Fish

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
• Main Authors: Wildish, D. J., Wilson, A. J., Frost, B.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1992
• Subjects: Aquatic Science; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Browns; Northwest Atlantic; Copepods
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f92-011; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f92-011

A first quantitative description is provided of the drifting or swimming macrofauna present within the benthic boundary layer (BBL) over the hard sediments of Browns Bank in the northwest Atlantic. Major categories of identified animals include drift epi- or infauna, zooplankters, fish larvae and eg...