Demersal fish populations in the coastal waters of the UK and continental NW Europe from beam trawl survey data collected from 1990 to 1995

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 39, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 79-102

  Rogers, S I ^a   Rijnsdorp, A D ^b   Damm, U ^c   Vanhee, W ^d  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c INSTITUT FÜR SEEFISCHEREI   (Germany)

^d Fisheries Research Station   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Community structure; Fauna; Fishing effort; Flatfish

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; COASTAL ZONE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DEMERSAL FISH; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

NORTH SEA;

BUGLOSSIDIUM LUTEUM; ECHIICHTHYS VIPERA; ECHIICHTHYS VIPREA; LIMANDA LIMANDA; PLEURONECTES PLATESSA; TRISOPTERUS MINUTUS;

EID: 0032031791     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-1101(97)00021-X     Document Type: Article

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