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A Study Of Nektonic And Benthic Faunas Of The Shallow Gulf Of Mexico Off The State Of Mississippi As Related To Some Physical, Chemical, And Geological Factors, James S. Franks, J.Y. Christmas, Walter L. Siler, Ralph Combs, Richard Waller, Charles Burns
A Study Of Nektonic And Benthic Faunas Of The Shallow Gulf Of Mexico Off The State Of Mississippi As Related To Some Physical, Chemical, And Geological Factors, James S. Franks, J.Y. Christmas, Walter L. Siler, Ralph Combs, Richard Waller, Charles Burns
Gulf and Caribbean Research
A seasonal study of the nektonic and benthic faunas of the shallow Gulf of Mexico off Mississippi was conducted from January 1967 through May 1969. It was planned to sample monthly six fixed offshore stations at depths ranging from 5 to 50 fathoms in the open Gulf. In general this was carried out fairly well.
Water samples were taken from surface, midwater, and bottom levels each time a station was occupied, and temperatures and salinities were recorded for each of these. Samples were tested for the presence of nitrates, nitrites, ortho-phosphates and total phosphates. Secchi disc extinction points were recorded. …