Transport of anchovy and sardine eggs and larvae from the western Agulhas Bank to the West Coast during the 1993/94 and 1994/95 spawning seasons

South African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn , Issue 19, 1998, Pages 181-195

  Fowler, J L ^a   Boyd, A J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATERS; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; CURRENT; EGG; JET; LARVAL TRANSPORT;

AGULHAS BANK; ATLANTIC COAST; INDIAN OCEAN; SOUTH AFRICA;

ANCHOA; ANIMALIA; AQUILEGIA; ENGRAULIS CAPENSIS; ENGRAULIS ENCRASICOLUS; SARDINOPS SAGAX; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032421009     PISSN: 02577615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/025776198784127006     Document Type: Article

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