Physical and biological community characteristics of planktonic veliger patches in the southern Mid-Atlantic Bight

Hannah Wood1,2, Alexis C Hagemeyer3,4, Adam T Greer5, Bradley Penta6 and John C Lehrter3,4, (1)Sewanee The University of the South, Sewanee, AL, United States, (2)Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Marine Science, Dauphin Island, AL, United States, (3)Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Dauphin Island, AL, United States, (4)University of South Alabama, Marine Sciences, Mobile, AL, United States, (5)The University of Southern Mississippi, Division of Marine Science, Stennis Space Center, MS, United States, (6)Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center, MS, United States