The 1995 mass mortality of pilchard: No role found for physical or biological oceanographic factors in Australia

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 27-42

  Griffin, D A ^a   Thompson, P A ^a,b   Bax, N J ^a   Bradford, R W ^a   Hallegraeff, G M ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1995; 1995 EVENT; FISHERY OCEANOGRAPHY; MASS MORTALITY; PILCHARD;

AUSTRALIA;

SARDINOPS SAGAX;

EID: 0030619162     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF96052     Document Type: Article

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