Vertical distribution of jack mackerel Trachurus japonicus larvae in the southern part of the East China Sea

Fisheries Science

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 612-619

  Sassa, Chiyuki ^a   Konishi, Yoshinobu ^a,b  

^a FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^b Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll a; East China Sea; Habitat temperature; Jack mackerel; Larvae; Mixed layer; Trachurus japonicus; Vertical distribution

Indexed keywords

COPEPODA; TRACHURUS JAPONICUS;

EID: 33745025484     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: 14442906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-2906.2006.01191.x     Document Type: Article

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