Larval fish assemblages and geostrophic circulation in Bahía de La Paz and the surrounding southwestern region of the Gulf of California

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1081-1098

  Sanchez Velasco L ^a   Beier, E ^b   Avalos Garcia C ^a   Lavin M F ^b  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; COASTAL ZONE; FISH; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; HYDROGRAPHY; LARVA; MESOPELAGIC ZONE; PHOTIC ZONE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATER EXCHANGE;

BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR; GULF OF CALIFORNIA; LA PAZ BAY; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

BENTHOSEMA PANAMENSE; SARDINOPS CAERULEUS; VINCIGUERRIA LUCETIA;

EID: 33750466845     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbl040     Document Type: Article

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