Figure 5. Number of species* in Central Gulf estuaries by salinity zone, life stage, and month. 



Tidal fresh zone 



Q. 



n 



E 



3 

 C 



C 

 CO 



o 



Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov 



Month 



Dec 



Mixing zone 



o 



Oi 



a. 



(A 



0) 



E 



3 

 C 



C 



re 



0) 



Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov 



Month 



Dec 



Seawater zone 



Q. 



0) 



E 



C 

 C 



re 



Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov 



Month 



Dec 



*number of species with relative abundance of common or greater (Table 3). 



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Legend: 



Adults 



I 



Juveniles 



Spawning 

 V//////////A 



Larvae 



