Concentration of capelin (Mallotus villosus) in tidal upwelling fronts at the head of the Laurentian Channel in the St. Lawrence estuary

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1832-1848

  Marchand, Caroline ^a,b   Simard, Yvan ^a   Gratton, Yves ^c,d  

^a MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^c INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE   (Canada)

^d CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAURENTIA; MALLOTUS VILLOSUS;

EID: 0001092571     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f99-117     Document Type: Article

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