Abundance and distribution of rockfish (Sebastes) larvae in the southern California bight in relation to environmental conditions and fishery exploitation

California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations Reports

Volumn 41, Issue , 2000, Pages 132-147

  Moser, H Geoffrey ^a   Charter, Richard L ^a   Watson, William ^a   Ambrose, David A ^a   Butler, John L ^a   Charter, Sharon R ^a   Sandknop, Elaine M ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEBASTES; SEBASTES AURORA; SEBASTES DIPLOPROA; SEBASTES JORDANI; SEBASTES LEVIS; SEBASTES PAUCISPINIS;

EID: 0034287222     PISSN: 05753317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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