Evidence for atmosphere-ocean forcing of yellowtail flounder (Limanda ferruginea) recruitment in the Middle Atlantic Bight

Fisheries Oceanography

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 386-399

  Sullivan, Mark C ^a,c   Cowen, Robert K ^a   Steves, Brian P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c Rutgers University Marine Field Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Cold pool; Limanda ferruginea; Middle Atlantic Bight; North Atlantic Oscillation; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN SYSTEM; COLD POOL; FLATFISH; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; RECRUITMENT; AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE VARIATION; CONTINENTAL SHELF; FISH; HYDROGRAPHY; STRATIFICATION; TIME SERIES;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; MIDDLE ATLANTIC BIGHT; BLOCK ISLAND; NORTH AMERICA; RHODE ISLAND; UNITED STATES;

LIMANDA FERRUGINEA; PISCES; PLEURONECTOIDEI;

EID: 28344448568     PISSN: 10546006     EISSN: 13652419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2419.2005.00343.x     Document Type: Article

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