Pelagic fish recruitment success and reproductive strategy in upwelling areas: Environmental compromises

South African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1992, Pages 135-146

  Roy, C ^a,b   Cury, P ^a,b   Kifani, S ^c  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b Pacific Fisheries Environmental Group ^*  (United States)

^c ISPM ^*  (Morocco)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NORTHERN ANCHOVY; PELAGIC; RECRUITMENT; SARDINE; UPWELLING;

MOROCCO;

ENGRAULIS MORDAX; SARDINA PILCHARDUS;

EID: 0027010919     PISSN: 02577615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/02577619209504697     Document Type: Article

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