Vertical distribution of pre-settled sandeel (Ammodytes marinus) in the North Sea in relation to size and environmental variables

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1342-1351

  Jensen, Henrik ^a   Wright, Peter J ^b   Munk, Peter ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ammodytes marinus; Fish larvae; Frontal zones; Gear avoidance; Hydrography; Sandeel; Vertical distribution

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HYDROGRAPHY; ICHTHYOPLANKTON; LARVA; STRATIFICATION; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA;

AMMODYTES; AMMODYTES MARINUS;

EID: 0345581217     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-3139(03)00150-4     Document Type: Article

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