Relative importance of estuarine flatfish nurseries along the Portuguese coast

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 57, Issue 2-3 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 209-217

  Cabral, Henrique N ^a   Vasconcelos, Rita ^a   Vinagre, Catarina ^a   França, Susana ^a   Fonseca, Vanessa ^a   Maia, Anabela ^a   Reis Santos, Patrick ^a   Lopes, Marta ^a   Ruano, Miguel ^a   Campos, Joana ^b,c,d   Freitas, Vânia ^b,c,d   Santos, Paulo T ^b,c   Costa, Maria José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^d ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Estuaries; Flatfish; Monochirus hispidus; Nursery areas; Platichthys flesus; Solea senegalensis; Solea solea

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; FLATFISH FISHERY; HABITAT SELECTION; HYDROLOGY; NICHE OVERLAP; NICHE PARTITIONING; NURSERY GROUND; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TRAWLING;

ATLANTIC COAST [EUROPE]; EURASIA; EUROPE; FARO [PORTUGAL]; LISBOA [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL; RIA FORMOSA; SADO ESTUARY; SETUBAL [PORTUGAL]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TAGUS ESTUARY;

MONOCHIRUS HISPIDUS; PLATICHTHYS FLESUS; PLEURONECTIFORMES; SOLEA SENEGALENSIS; SOLEA SOLEA;

EID: 33846597168     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2006.08.007     Document Type: Article

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