Abundance and size structure of Thalassoma pavo (Pisces: Labridae) in the western Mediterranean Sea: Variability at different spatial scales

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 495-500

  Guidetti, Paolo ^a   Bianchi, Carlo Nike ^b   La Mesa, Gabriele ^c   Modena, Milena ^c   Morri, Carla ^d   Sara, Giampietro ^b   Vacchi, Marino ^c  

^a DiSTeBA   (Italy)

^b ENEA Marine Environment Research Centre   (Italy)

^c Istituto Centrale per la Ricerca Scientifica Applicata al Mare (ICRAM)   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; FISH; SIZE STRUCTURE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

LABRIDAE; PAVO; PISCES; THALASSOMA; THALASSOMA PAVO; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036622264     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315402005775     Document Type: Article

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