Early life-history strategy of Cape hake in the Benguela upwelling region

Fisheries Research

Volumn 86, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 179-187

  Grote, B ^a   Ekau, W ^a   Hagen, W ^b   Huggett, J A ^c   Verheye, H M ^c  

^a LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR TROPICAL MARINE RESEARCH ZMT   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^c MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Benguela current; Cape hake; Early life history strategy; Merluccius capensis; Merluccius paradoxus; Optimal environmental window; South Africa; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

ENGRAULIDAE; MERLUCCIUS; MERLUCCIUS CAPENSIS; MERLUCCIUS PARADOXUS; TRAGELAPHUS EURYCERUS;

EID: 34547755935     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2007.06.003     Document Type: Article

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