Acoustic characterisation of micronekton distribution in French Polynesia

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 191, Issue , 1999, Pages 127-140

  Bertrand, Arnaud ^a   Le Borgne, Robert ^b   Josse, Erwan ^a  

^a IRD Centre de Bretagne   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Abundance estimation; Acoustics; French Polynesia; Micronekton; Tuna forage

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; FRENCH POLYNESIA; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MICRONEKTON; MINERALIZATION; MODEL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; TUNA;

ACOUSTIC SURVEY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MICRONEKTON; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TROPHIC CONDITIONS;

FRENCH POLYNESIA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

ANIMALIA; SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.;

EID: 0033619891     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps191127     Document Type: Article

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