Chapter 4 -- Outline

## Chapter 4
Georges Bank Background

1. The Georges Bank Ecosystem

   1. General Description
   2. Criteria Used in Selecting Georges Bank
   3. Space-Time Boundaries of Georges Bank Study

2. Rates of Birth, Growth, Mortality and Exchange: Processes Controlling Population Abundance

3. Physical Oceanography of Georges Bank

4. Target Species

   1. Overview of Cod and Haddock on Georges Bank
   2. Overview of Georges Bank Plankton
   3. Larval Fish/Plankton Interactions on Georges Bank

5. Physical/Biological Interactions on Georges Bank

6. Main Hypotheses of Georges Bank Study

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