Survival of Arctic cod larvae (Boreogadus saida) in relation to sea ice and temperature in the Northeast Water Polynya (Greenland Sea)

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1608-1616

  Fortier, Louis ^a   Sirois, Pascal ^b   Michaud, Josée ^a   Barber, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; GADOID FISHERY; ICE COVER; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; SEA ICE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SURVIVAL;

ARCTIC OCEAN; EAST GREENLAND SHELF; GREENLAND SEA; NORTHEAST WATER POLYNYA; NORWEGIAN SEA;

BOREOGADUS; BOREOGADUS SAIDA;

EID: 33748557448     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F06-064     Document Type: Article

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