Spawning bed selection by the Baltic herring (Clupea harengus membras) in the Archipelago of SW Finland

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 917-923

  Kaaria J ^a   Rajasilta, M ^a   Kurkilahti, M ^a   Soikkeli, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Baltic herring; Clupea harengus membras; Scuba diving; Spawning bed

Indexed keywords

HABITAT CHARACTERISTICS; SPAWNING GROUND; SUBSTRATE; VEGETATION;

AIRISTO INLET; BALTIC SEA; FINLAND;

CLUPEA HARENGUS; CLUPEA HARENGUS MEMBRAS;

EID: 0031251773     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmsc.1996.0204     Document Type: Article

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