Habitat suitability for juvenile common sole (Solea solea, L.) in the Bay of Biscay (France): A quantitative description using indicators based on epibenthic fauna

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 57, Issue 2-3 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 126-136

  Le Pape, Olivier ^a   Baulier, Loîc ^a   Cloarec, Aurélie ^a   Martin, Jocelyne ^b   Le Loc'h, François ^c   Désaunay, Yves ^b  

^a AGROCAMPUS OUEST   (France)

^b IFREMER   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Bay of Biscay; Ecotrophic guilds; Epibenthic fauna; Habitat suitability models; Nursery ground; Solea solea

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; FISHERY SURVEY; FLATFISH FISHERY; GUILD STRUCTURE; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT SELECTION; JUVENILE; NURSERY GROUND; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF BISCAY; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

PLEURONECTIFORMES; SOLEA SOLEA;

EID: 33846817074     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2006.08.011     Document Type: Article

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