List of Figures 



Figure 1 . ELMR study regions. 



Figure 2. Major steps to complete the National ELMR study, 1985-1994. 



Figure 3. Example of a species/estuary data sheet: weakfish in Delaware Bay. 



Figure 4. Evolution of the ELMR program, 1985-1994. 



Figure 5. Life history table headers: Habitat Associations, Biological Attributes, and Reproduction.. 



Figure 6. Location of 17 North Atlantic ELMR estuaries and associated salinity zones. 



Figure 7. Mean number of ELMR species in North Atlantic estuaries, by salinity zone, month, and life stage. 



Figure 8. Location of 22 Mid-Atlantic ELMR estuaries and associated salinity zones. 



Figure 9. Mean number of ELMR species in Mid- Atlantic estuaries, by salinity zone, month, and life stage. 



Figure 10. Location of 20 Southeast ELMR estuaries and associated salinity zones. 



Figure 11. Mean number of ELMR species in North Carolina estuaries, by salinity zone, month, and life stage. 



Figure 12. Mean annual maximum number of ELMR species in North Carolina estuaries. 



Figure 13. Location of 31 Gulf of Mexico ELMR estuaries and associated salinity zones. 



Figure 14. Mean number of ELMR species in Gulf of Mexico estuaries, by salinity zone, month, and life stage. 



Figure 15. Mean annual maximum number of ELMR species in Gulf of Mexico estuaries. 



Figure 16. Location of 32 West Coast ELMR estuaries and associated salinity zones. 



Figure 17. Mean number of ELMR species in West Coast estuaries, by salinity zone, month, and life stage. 



Figure 18. Schematic methodology for revising and updating ELMR database. 



Figure 19. Seasonal estuarine salinity zones derived for Galveston Bay, Texas. 



Figure 20. Relative abundance of several species in Galveston Bay, Texas, by seasonal salinity zone. 



Figure 21. ELMR relative abundance and MDMF trawl survey data for winter flounder in Massachusetts. 



List of Tables 



Table 1. ELMR regional data bases and reports, completion dates, revisions /updates, and applications. 



Table 2. ELMR estuaries (n=122), by region. 



Table 3. ELMR species (n=153), by region. 



Table 4. ELMR species guilds, by region. 



Table 5. Format of species life history summaries. 



Table 6. Example of a species/lifestage occurrence table: dungeness crab in 32 West Coast estuaries. 



Table 7. Example of a species/lifestage occurrence table: spotted seatrout in 31 Gulf of Mexico estuaries. 



Table 8. ELMR North Atlantic species (n=58). 



Table 9. Occurrence of 58 ELMR species in 17 North Atlantic estuaries. 



Table 10. ELMR -Mid-Atlantic species (n=61). 



Table 11. Occurrence of 61 ELMR species in 22 Mid-Atlantic estuaries. 



Table 12. ELMR Southeast species (n=40). 



Table 13. Occurrence of 40 ELMR species in 20 Southeast estuaries. 



Table 14. ELMR Gulf of Mexico species (n=44). 



Table 15. Occurrence of 44 ELMR species in 31 Gulf of Mexico estuaries. 



Table 16. ELMR West Coast species (n=47). 



Table 17. Occurrence of 47 ELMR species in 32 West Coast estuaries. 



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