Mesoscale high-frequency variability in the Alboran Sea and its influence on fish larvae distributions

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 68, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 421-438

  Vargas Yáñez, Manuel ^a   Sabatés, Ana ^b  

^a Centro Oceanográfico de Málaga   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alboran Sea; High frequency variability; Ichtyoplankton distributions; Mesoscale; Physical biological coupling

Indexed keywords

FISH; METEOROLOGY; SATELLITES;

ALBORAN SEA; DYNAMICAL PROCESSES; HIGH FREQUENCY VARIABILITY; ICHTYOPLANKTON DISTRIBUTIONS; PHYSICAL-BIOLOGICAL COUPLING;

HYDROLOGY;

ABUNDANCE; FISH; ICHTHYOPLANKTON; LARVA; LARVAL TRANSPORT; SPAWNING; TELEOST; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER COLUMN;

ALBORAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

BENTHOSEMA GLACIALE; CERATOSCOPELUS MADERENSIS; ENGRAULIDAE; ENGRAULIS ENCRASICOLUS; MAUROLICUS MUELLERI; SARDINA PILCHARDUS;

EID: 36048970111     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2007.01.004     Document Type: Article

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