Multispecies interactions capelin are good for cod: Can the northern stock rebuild without them?

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1018-1026

  Rose, G A ^a   O'Driscoll, R L ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acoustic survey; Atlantic cod; Capelin; Cod reproductive potential; Liver index; PFI

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC SURVEY; DIET; FOOD AVAILABILITY; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION;

CANADA; LABRADOR; NEWFOUNDLAND;

GADUS; GADUS MORHUA; MALLOTUS VILLOSUS;

EID: 0036774645     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmsc.2002.1252     Document Type: Conference Paper

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