Spawning areas and larval distributions of anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus in relation to environmental conditions in the Gulf of Tunis (Central Mediterranean Sea)

Scientia Marina

Volumn 70, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2006, Pages 137-146

  Zarrad, Rafik ^a   Missaoui, Hechmi ^b,c   Alemany, Francisco ^d   Salah, Romdhane Mohamed ^b   García, Alberto ^d   Ridha, M'Rabet ^a   Othman, Jarboui ^a   Amor, El Abed ^b  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DES SCIENCES ET TECHNOLOGIES DE LA MER   (Tunisia)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL AGRONOMIQUE DE TUNISIE   (Tunisia)

^c Institute of Fisheries and Aquaculture   (Tunisia)

^d INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Eggs; Engraulis encrasicolus; Gulf of Tunis; Larvae; Spawning area

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CHLOROPHYLL A; EGG; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FISH; LARVA; SALINITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SPAWNING; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

AFRICA; GULF OF TUNIS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NABEUL; NORTH AFRICA; TUNISIA; ZEMBRA;

ENGRAULIDAE; ENGRAULIS ENCRASICOLUS;

EID: 33750458332     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: 02148358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2006.70s2137     Document Type: Article

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