Bulletin (Southern California Academy of Sciences) articles from April 2008

Bulletin (Southern California Academy of Sciences) archives from April 2008

A review of the physical and biological characteristics of the Bahia Magdalena Lagoon Complex (Baja California Sur, Mexico).(Report)
April 1, 2008... Abstract.--The Bahia Magdalena lagoon complex (BMLC) is an extremely productive and biologically diverse embayment on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico, and one of the most important fishing ports in the state. Local hydrologic...

Abundance and size composition of vermilion rockfish, Sebastes miniatus (Jordan and Gilbert 1880), from sport fishing catches of San Quintin, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico.(Report)
April 1, 2008... Abstract.--The vermilion rockfish (Sebastes miniatus) is part of ah extended group of fish species named rockcods or rockfishes that are distributed in waters of the Californias. This species is a common and popular fish caught by the...

Levels of the organophosphorus pesticide diazinon in the Chollas Creek watershed, San Diego CA, since its phase-out in 2004.(Report)
April 1, 2008... Abstract.--In 2004, the organophosphorus pesticide, diazinon, was phased-out for all residential uses in the United States. The objective of this study was to determine the temporal trend of diazinon levels in the Chollas Creek, CA watershed...

First occurrence of a Pacific crevalle jack, Caranx caninus, north of San Diego, California.(Research Note)(Report)
April 1, 2008... Pacific crevalle jack (Caranx caninus) is common throughout the tropical waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean (Eschmeyer et al. 1983, Nelson et al. 2004). It was believed that a single crevalle jack species (C hippos) was circumglobal in its...