Evidence for temporal changes in ray and skate populations in the Portuguese coast (1998-2003) - Its implications in the ecosystem

Aquatic Living Resources

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 85-93

  Figueiredo, Ivone ^a   Moura, Teresa ^a   Bordalo Machado, Pedro ^a   Neves, Ana ^b   Rosa, Cristina ^c   Gordo, Leonel Serrano ^b  

^a INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^c Direcção Geral Das Pescas e Aquicultura ^*  (Portugal)

Author keywords

Associate species; Chondrichthyan fish; Cluster prediction; Commercial landings; Raja spp.; Species composition; Surveys; Temporal changes

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FISH; LIFE HISTORY; POPULATION DECLINE; PREDICTION; SURVEY; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

BRACHYURA; LEUCORAJA NAEVUS; RAJA; RAJA BRACHYURA; RAJA CLAVATA;

EID: 34547183513     PISSN: 09907440     EISSN: 17652952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/alr:2007019     Document Type: Article

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