Acknowledgments
Essential Habitat for Lobsters
Executive Summary
List of Illustrations
1.
Purpose
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Scope
3.
Introduction
4.
Definitions
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Lobster Physical Requirements
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Lobster Preferences
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Life Cycle
8.
Gulf of Maine Water Masses
9.
Habitat Characteristics
10.
Rock and Sediment Descriptions
11.
Interpretations and Discussion
12.
Lobster Distribution Maps
13.
Maps of the Life History Stages
14.
Human Impact on Habitat
15.
Interpretation of Catch Data
16.
Conclusions
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Recommendations
18.
References