Distribution of albacore (Thunnus alalunga) in the Indian Ocean and its relation to environmental factors

Fisheries Oceanography

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 71-80

  Chen, I Ching ^a   Lee, Pei Fen ^a   Tzeng, Wann Nian ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Albacore; Current systems; Distribution; Environmental factors; Indian Ocean; Life history stage

Indexed keywords

CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; PERCIFORM; SEASONAL VARIATION; CATCH STATISTICS; CHLOROPHYLL; DATABASE; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FISH; GIS; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION MIGRATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SPAWNING; TUNA FISHERY;

INDIAN OCEAN; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD; ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.; THUNNUS ALALUNGA;

EID: 12444317653     PISSN: 10546006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2419.2004.00322.x     Document Type: Article

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