Larval fishes in relation to water masses of the Central North Pacific transitional areas, including the shelf break of West-Central Alaska

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 445-460

  Norcross, Brenda L ^a   McKinnell, Skip M ^a   Frandsen, Michele ^a   Musgrave, David L ^a   Sweet, Steven R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Faunal province; Frontal zone; Larval fishes; North Pacific; Subarctic; Subtropical; Transition zone; Water mass; Winter

Indexed keywords

FISH; LARVA; OCEANIC FRONT; SHELF BREAK; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WATER MASS;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0142249428     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025588515653     Document Type: Article

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