Temporal variability of pelagic fish assemblages around fish aggregation devices: Biological and physical influences

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1237-1260

  Dempster, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coryphaena hippurus; Currents; FAD; Pelagic fishes; Seriola lalandi; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CURRENT; ICHTHYOFAUNA; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY; WORLD;

CARANGIDAE; CORYPHAENA HIPPURUS; CORYPHAENIDAE; MONACANTHIDAE; PISCES; SERIOLA LALANDI; TRACHURUS;

EID: 19044387641     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2005.00674.x     Document Type: Article

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