Variability in Ichthyoplankton Distributions and Assemblages Across Salinity Gradients in the Northern Gulf of Mexico

Kelia Elizabeth Axler1, Su Sponaugle1, Frank Hernandez Jr.2, Christian BriseƱo-Avena3 and Robert Cowen3, (1)Oregon State University, Department of Integrative Biology, Corvallis, OR, United States, (2)University of Southern Mississippi, Coastal Sciences, Ocean Springs, MS, United States, (3)Oregon State University, Hatfield Marine Science Center, Newport, OR, United States