Habitat association of plaice, sole, and lemon sole in the English Channel

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 912-927

  Hinz, Hilmar ^a   Bergmann, Melanie ^a   Shucksmith, Richard ^a   Kaiser, Michel J ^a   Rogers, Stuart I ^b  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

emergent epifauna; English Channel; flatfish; habitat selection; prey availability; stomach contents

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; FLATFISH; HABITAT; PREY AVAILABILITY; SURVEY;

ENGLISH CHANNEL; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

CITRUS LIMON; PLEURONECTES PLATESSA; PLEURONECTIFORMES;

EID: 33646853309     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icesjms.2006.03.011     Document Type: Article

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