Cross-shelf and vertical structure of ichthyoplankton assemblages in continental shelf waters of the Southern Gulf of Mexico

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 333-352

  Espinosa Fuentes, M L ^a   Flores Coto, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Continental water discharges; Larval fish assemblages; Mixing processes; Southern Gulf of Mexico; Vertical structure

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL CYCLE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONTINENTAL SHELF; ICHTHYOPLANKTON; VERTICAL PROFILE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 1642464859     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2003.09.006     Document Type: Article

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