McGary, J.W. , J.J. Graham, and T. Otsu. 1960. Ocean- 

 ography and north Pacific albacore. Calif. Coop. 

 Oceanic Fish. Invest. Rep. 8:45-53. 



A report on surveys to define distribution 

 and abundance of albacore in relation to 

 oceanographic environment. Migrations and 

 seasonal fluctuations were considered along 

 with temperature-salinity characteristics of 

 water masses and their boundaries and shifts 

 in the latter with seasons. 



KEY WORDS: tuna, albacore, distribution, 

 abundance, geography, season, migration, 

 oceanography, water mass, temperature, sali- 

 nity, fronts, season, enrichment. 



McGowan , J. A. 1974. The nature of oceanic ecosystems. 

 In Charles B. Miller (editor). The biology of the 

 oceanic Pacific, p. 9-28. Oreg. State Univ. 

 Press, Corvallis. 



Described a number of ecotones exemplifying 

 the habitats of a wide range of types of 

 organisms; gave a general description of the 

 features of each province. Variations in 

 biological events related better to climate- 

 scale than weather-scale events. 



KEY WORDS: tunas, weather, climate, habi- 

 tat, distribution, geography. 



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