Contents 



Introduction 1 



Study Rationale 1 



Data Collection and Organization 2 



Selection of Estuaries 2 



Selection of Species 3 



Species Life History Summaries 4 



DataSfieets 4 



Data Verification 5 



Results of Study 6 



Data Summaries 6 



Seasonal Comparisons 6 



Quantitative Abundances 6 



Data Content and Quality 11 



Variability in Space and Time 12 



Abundance Data 12 



Salinity and Species Abundance 12 



Life History Notes 12 



Use of ELMR Data 14 



Classifying and Comparing Estuaries 14 



Linkages to Marine Ecosystems 14 



Concluding Comments 1 5 



Acknowledgements 15 



Literature Cited 15 



Data Summary Tables 1 7 



Spatial distribution and relative abundance 19 



Temporal distribution 27 



Data reliability 49 



Appendices 57 



Appendix 1 . National Estuarine Inventory fvlap of the Barataria Bay 59 



Appendix 2. Table of references and personal communications 61 



Appendix 3. Personal communications 71 



Appendix 4. References 73 



