Variability in settlement and recruitment of 0-group dab Limanda limanda L. in Port Erin Bay, Irish Sea

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 90-99

  Beggs, Steven E ^a   Nash, Richard D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dab; Irish Sea; Juveniles; Larvae; Limanda; Settlement

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; FLATFISH; JUVENILE; LARVA; METAMORPHOSIS; MORTALITY; RECRUITMENT; SETTLEMENT PATTERN; SPAWNING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; EURASIA; EUROPE; IRISH SEA; ISLE OF MAN; PORT ERIN BAY; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

LIMANDA; LIMANDA LIMANDA;

EID: 34347340682     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2007.01.002     Document Type: Article

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