Influence of oceanographic fronts and low oxygen on the distribution of ichthyoplankton in the Benquela and southern Angola currents

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 629-639

  Ekau, W ^a   Verheye, H M ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR TROPICAL MARINE RESEARCH ZMT   (Germany)

^b MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Angola Benguela Front; Benguela Current; Distribution; Fish eggs; Fish larvae; Hypoxia; Ichthyoplankton; Oxygen minimum layer; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; OCEAN CURRENTS; OCEANOGRAPHY; OXYGEN; PLANERS; WATER QUALITY;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; FISH; ICHTHYOPLANKTON; LIFE CYCLE; OCEANIC CURRENT; OCEANIC FRONT; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RECRUITMENT; SURVIVAL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BENGUELA CURRENT;

ENGRAULIDAE; ENGRAULIS ENCRASICOLUS; EQUUS CABALLUS; SARDINOPS SAGAX; TRACHURUS CAPENSIS; TRAGELAPHUS EURYCERUS;

EID: 33746099291     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/18142320509504123     Document Type: Article

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