Modelling the transport of lobster (Homarus americanus) larvae and postlarvae in the Gulf of Maine

Fisheries Oceanography

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 99-113

  Incze, Lewis S ^a   Naimie, Christopher E ^b  

^a BIGELOW LABORATORY FOR OCEAN SCIENCES   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gulf of Maine; Homarus americanus; Larvae; Lobster; Numerical models; Postlarvae; Sea breeze; Transport

Indexed keywords

LARVAL TRANSPORT; LOBSTER; MODELING; RECRUITMENT; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

HOMARUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 0034013635     PISSN: 10546006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2419.2000.00125.x     Document Type: Article

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