Physical and biological processes controlling the distribution of fish larvae in the NW Mediterranean

Progress in Oceanography

Volumn 74, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 355-376

  Sabates A ^a   Olivar, M P ^a   Salat, J ^a   Palomera, I ^a   Alemany, F ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fish larvae; Fish spawning strategies; NW Mediterranean; Physical biological interactions

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISH; MARINE BIOLOGY;

FISH LARVAE; FISH SPAWNING STRATEGIES; NW MEDITERRANEAN; PHYSICAL-BIOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ABUNDANCE; BATHYMETRY; FISH; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPAWNING; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (NORTHWEST);

ENGRAULIDAE;

EID: 34547506426     PISSN: 00796611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pocean.2007.04.017     Document Type: Article

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