Latitudinal variation in the recruitment dynamics of small pelagic fishes in the western North Pacific

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 46-58

  Watanabe, Yoshiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Latitudinal variation; Recruitment; Small pelagic fishes; Subarctic; Subtropical; Transition region; Vital parameters

Indexed keywords

GROWTH RATE; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; MORTALITY; PELAGIC FISH; RECRUITMENT; SUBARCTIC REGION; TRANSITION ZONE;

EAST CHINA SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

CLUPEA PALLASI; CLUPEIDAE; COLOLABIS SAIRA; DUSSUMIERIINAE; ETRUMEUS TERES; PISCES; RASTRELLIGER; SARDINOPS MELANOSTICTUS; SCOMBER JAPONICUS;

EID: 34347204066     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2007.02.002     Document Type: Article

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