Substrate selection and use of protective cover by juvenile Atlantic cod Gadus morhua in inshore waters of Newfoundland

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 146, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 9-20

  Gregory, Robert S ^a   Anderson, John T ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bottom cover; Coastal bays; Habitat selection; PISCES IV; Placentia Bay; Predator avoidance; SDL 1; Submersibles

Indexed keywords

GADUS MORHUA;

ATLANTIC COD; HABITAT SELECTION; JUVENILES; PREDATOR AVOIDANCE; PROTECTIVE COVER; SUBSTRATE PREFERENCE; SUBSTRATE PREFERENCES;

CANADA, NEWFOUNDLAND, PLACENTIA BAY;

EID: 0030621047     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps146009     Document Type: Article

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