Eastern Baltic cod: Perspectives from existing data on processes affecting growth and survival of eggs and larvae

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 134, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 265-281

  MacKenzie, Brian ^a   St John, Mike ^a   Wieland, Kai ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Baltic cod; Eggs; Environmental conditions; Larvae; Oxygen; Population structure; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FISH EGGS; FISH LARVAE; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

BALTIC SEA;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 0029668870     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps134265     Document Type: Review

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