Exchange and flux of larval fishes across the western Gulf Stream front south of Cape Hatteras, USA, in winter

Fisheries Oceanography

Volumn 8, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1999, Pages 77-92

  Govoni, John J ^a   Spach, Henry L ^b  

^a SOUTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cross frontal exchange; Larval fish transport

Indexed keywords

HYDROGRAPHY; LARVAL TRANSPORT; WATER MASS;

NORTH CAROLINA; ONSLOW BAY; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; BREVOORTIA TYRANNUS; CLUPEIDAE; GONOSTOMATIDAE; LEIOSTOMUS XANTHURUS; PHOSICHTHYIDAE; PISCES; SCIAENIDAE; TYRANNUS;

EID: 0033390301     PISSN: 10546006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2419.1999.00020.x     Document Type: Article

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