Seasonality in diel catch rate of small fishes in a shallow-water fish assemblage at Porto Pim Bay, Faial, Azores

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 319-328

  Nash, R D M ^a   Santos, R S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Azores; Diel; Fish assemblage; Shallow water

Indexed keywords

CATCH STATISTICS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIURNAL VARIATION; SEASONALITY;

AZORES; FAIAL; PORTO PIM BAY;

CHELON LABROSUS; ECHIICHTHYS VIPERA; SARDINA PILCHARDUS;

EID: 0032169419     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1998.0362     Document Type: Article

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