Basking shark occurrence off south-west England in relation to zooplankton abundance

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 436-440

  Sims, D W ^a   Fox, A M ^a   Merrett, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Basking shark; Cetorhinus maximus; Migration; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

BASKING SHARK; DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; ZOOPLANKTON; ZOOPLANKTON ABUNDANCE;

ENGLISH CHANNEL;

CETORHINUS MAXIMUS;

EID: 0030738534     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1997.0450     Document Type: Article

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