The spatial distribution of anchovy and sardine in the northern Aegean Sea in relation to hydrographic regimes

Belgian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 151-156

  Giannoulaki, Marianna ^a,b   Machias, Athanasios ^a   Somarakis, Stylianos ^a,c   Tsimenides, Nikolaos ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Anchovy; Environmental variable selection; Northern Aegean Sea; Sardine; Spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC SURVEY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FISH; HYDROGRAPHY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ANCHOA; ENGRAULIS ENCRASICOLUS; SARDINA PILCHARDUS;

EID: 31944433021     PISSN: 07776276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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