Modelling the effect of buoyancy on the transport of anchovy (Engraulis capensis) eggs from spawning to nursery grounds in the southern Benguela: An IBM approach

Fisheries Oceanography

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 170-184

  Parada, C ^a   Van Der Lingen, C D ^b   Mullon, C ^a,d   Penven, P ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Anchovy; Eggs; Individual based model; Larvae; Southern Benguela; Transport

Indexed keywords

CURRENT; ICHTHYOPLANKTON; INDIVIDUAL-BASED MODEL; LARVAL TRANSPORT; NURSERY GROUND; RECRUITMENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

ANCHOA; ENGRAULIS; ENGRAULIS ENCRASICOLUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038685928     PISSN: 10546006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2419.2003.00235.x     Document Type: Article

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