Selective tidal stream transport of flounder larvae (Platichthys flesus L.) in the Dollard (Ems estuary)

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 347-362

  Jager, Z ^a  

^a National Institute for Coastal and Marine Management RIKZ   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ems estuary; Flounder; Nursery; Platichthys flesus; Selective tidal stream transport

Indexed keywords

ESTUARINE DYNAMICS; LARVAL TRANSPORT; TIDAL CURRENT; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

DOLLARD ESTUARY; NETHERLANDS;

ANIMALIA; PLATICHTHYS FLESUS; PLEURONECTOIDEI;

EID: 0032830375     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1999.0504     Document Type: Article

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