Long-term changes in growth and population abundance of sole in the North Sea from 1940 to the present

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1185-1195

  Millner, R S ^a   Whiting, C L ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

density dependence; fisheries; growth; North Sea; otoliths; sole; stock abundance

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; GROWTH; LONG-TERM CHANGES; SOLE; STOCK ASSESSMENT; TIME SERIES;

NORTH SEA;

SOLEA SOLEA;

EID: 0030302661     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmsc.1996.0143     Document Type: Article

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