Small-scale distribution of juvenile plaice and flounder in relation to predatory shrimp in a shallow Swedish bay

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1070-1085

  Modin, J ^b   Pihl, L ^a  

^a GÖTEBORG UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

0 group fish; food limitation; nursery area; predation; settlement

Indexed keywords

FISH JUVENILE; FLOUNDER; JUVENILES; NURSERY AREA; PLAICE; PREDATION; SETTLEMENT; SHRIMP; SMALL-SALE DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

SWEDEN;

CRANGON CRANGON; DECAPODA; PLATICHTHYS FLESUS; PLEURONECTES PLATESSA;

EID: 0030437507     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1996.0237     Document Type: Article

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