Advection of anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) larvae along the Catalan continental slope (NW Mediterranean)

Fisheries Oceanography

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 130-141

  Sabates A ^a   Salat, J ^a   Palomera, I ^a   Emelianov, M ^a   De Puelles, M L Fernández ^b   Olivar, M P ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anchovy larvae; Continental waters; Engraulis encrasicolus; Mediterranean; Transport

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; EDDY; GROWTH RATE; LARVA; SALINITY; SPAWNING GROUND; SURVIVAL; TELEOST; TRACKING;

CATALONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; GULF OF LION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (NORTHWEST); RHONE; RHONE-ALPES; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; WESTERN EUROPE;

ENGRAULIDAE; ENGRAULIS ENCRASICOLUS;

EID: 33847338149     PISSN: 10546006     EISSN: 13652419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2419.2006.00416.x     Document Type: Article

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