Demersal assemblages and depth distribution of elasmobranchs from the continental shelf and slope off the Balearic Islands (western Mediterranean)

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 753-766

  Massutí, Enric ^a   Moranta, Joan ^b  

^a 07071   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Balearic Islands; Bathymetric distribution; Community structure; Demersal elasmobranchs; Length frequency; Trawl surveys; Western Mediterranean

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM TRAWLING; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DEMERSAL FISH; DEPTH; FISHERY SURVEY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

BALEARIC ISLANDS; SPAIN;

ASTERIAS; CENTROSCYMNUS; CENTROSCYMNUS COELOLEPIS; ELASMOBRANCHII; ETMOPTERUS; ETMOPTERUS SPINAX; GALEUS; GALEUS MELASTOMUS; LEUCORAJA NAEVUS; RAJA; RAJA ASTERIAS; RAJA CLAVATA; RAJA MIRALETUS; RAJA NAEVUS; RAJA OXYRHINCHUS; SCYLIORHINUS; SCYLIORHINUS CANICULA; SQUALUS; SQUALUS BLAINVILLEI;

EID: 0038040965     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-3139(03)00089-4     Document Type: Article

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