Environmental drivers of the presence and persistence of sand lance hotspots on the Northeast US Shelf
Justin Joseph Suca1, David Wiley2, Tammy L. Silva3, Anna R. Robuck4, David Richardson5, Sarah G Glancy6, Teresa Giandonato7, Michael A. Thompson3, Peter Hong3, Hannes Baumann8, Les Kaufman9 and Joel Llopiz6, (1)Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Biology Department, Woods Hole, MA, United States, (2)Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, United States, (3)Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Scituate, MA, United States, (4)University of Rhode Island Narragansett Bay, Narragansett, RI, United States, (5)NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center, Narragansett, RI, United States, (6)Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, United States, (7)Colorado Mesa University, Grand Junction, CO, United States, (8)University of Connecticut, Marine Sciences, Groton, CT, United States, (9)Conservation International, Arlington, VA, United States