The salinity front in the North Equatorial Current: A landmark for the spawning migration of the Japanese eel (Anguilla japonica) related to the stock recruitment

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 53, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 315-325

  Kimura, Shingo ^a   Tsukamoto, Katsumi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

EL ni o; Japanese eel; Landmark for spawning migration; Larval transport; North Equatorial Current; Salinity front

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPES; NUTRITION; OCEAN CURRENTS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

EL NIÑO; JAPANESE EEL; LANDMARK FOR SPAWNING MIGRATION; LARVAL TRANSPORT; NORTH EQUATORIAL CURRENT; SALINITY FRONT;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

DRIFTER; EEL; EL NINO; LARVAL TRANSPORT; SALINITY; SPAWNING; WATER MASS;

ASIA; EURASIA; MINDANAO; NORTH EQUATORIAL CURRENT; PACIFIC OCEAN; PHILIPPINES; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

ANGUILLA JAPONICA;

EID: 33744517086     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2006.01.009     Document Type: Article

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