Factors affecting the annual abundance and regional distribution of English inshore demersal fish populations: 1973 to 1995

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1094-1112

  Rogers, S I ^a   Millner, R S ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

boreal; diversity; evenness; Lusitanean; Pamatoschistus; salinity; t emperature

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DEMERSAL FISH; DISTRIBUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; SALINITY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

UK, ENGLAND, NORTH SEA COAST;

EID: 0030302666     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmsc.1996.0136     Document Type: Article

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