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  <dc:creator>James L. Bodkin</dc:creator>
  <dc:date>1986</dc:date>
  <dc:description>&lt;p&gt;The abundance and species composition of conspicuous fishes were compared within two canopy forming kelp forests (giant kelp, &lt;i&gt;Macrocystis&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;pyrifera&lt;/i&gt;, and bull kelp, &lt;i&gt;Nereocystis luetkeana&lt;/i&gt;) in Central California. The primary investigative method was a subtidal belt transect, in which visual observation was used. The species composition of fish assemblages in the two canopy types was similar. Densities of fish were generally greater in &lt;i&gt;Macrocystis&lt;/i&gt; than in &lt;i&gt;Nereocystis&lt;/i&gt; forests. The major difference was the density of midwater species of the genus &lt;i&gt;Sebastes&lt;/i&gt;. The blue rockfish,&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Sebastes&lt;/i&gt; &lt;i&gt;mystinus&lt;/i&gt;, was the numerically dominant species in both canopy types. Estimates of the biomass of fish were about 2.4 times greater in &lt;i&gt;Macrocystis&lt;/i&gt; beds than in &lt;i&gt;Nereocystis&lt;/i&gt; beds.&lt;/p&gt;</dc:description>
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  <dc:language>en</dc:language>
  <dc:publisher>NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service</dc:publisher>
  <dc:title>Fish assemblages in Macrocystis and Nereocystis kelp forests off Central California</dc:title>
  <dc:type>article</dc:type>
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