Spatial pattern and patchiness during ontogeny: Post-settled Gadus morhua from coastal Newfoundland

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 38-51

  Methven, David A ^a,c   Schneider, David C ^b   Rose, George A ^a  

^a a specialized research centre of the Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Cod; G. morhua; Juvenile; Nursery habitat; Patchiness; Pattern; Scale

Indexed keywords

GADOID; ONTOGENY; PATCHINESS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

CANADA; NEWFOUNDLAND;

GADUS; GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 0037301311     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmsc.2002.1315     Document Type: Article

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