Feeding success and survivorship of Arctic cod larvae, Boreogadus saida, in the Northeast Water polynya (Greenland Sea)

Fisheries Oceanography

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 120-135

  Michaud, Josée ^a   Fortier, Louis ^a   Rowe, Peter ^a   Ramseier, René ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b Microwave Group Ottawa River Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreogadus saida; Feeding success; Ice cover; Larvae; Northeast Water polynya; Sea surface temperature; Survivorship

Indexed keywords

ARCTOGADUS GLACIALIS; BOREOGADUS SAIDA; COPEPODA; GADUS MORHUA;

ARCTIC COD; FEEDING SUCCESS; FISH LARVA; FISH LARVAE; POLYNA; SURVIVAL;

GREEANLAND SEA, NORTHEAST WATER POLYNYA;

EID: 0029903673     PISSN: 10546006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2419.1996.tb00111.x     Document Type: Article

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