Distribution and abundance of European hake Merluccius merluccius (L.), eggs and larvae in the North East Atlantic waters in 1995 and 1998 in relation to hydrographic conditions

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 811-826

  Alvarez, Paula ^a   Fives, Julie ^b   Motos, Lorenzo ^a   Santos, Maria ^a  

^a Herrera Kaia Portualdea   (Spain)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; EGG; GADOID; HYDROGRAPHY; LARVA; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST);

GADIFORMES; MERLUCCIUS; MERLUCCIUS MERLUCCIUS; REXEA SOLANDRI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 3242688244     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbh074     Document Type: Article

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