Dispersal patterns of the eggs and larvae of spring-spawning fish in the Irish Sea, UK

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 313-330

  van der Molen, Johan ^a   Rogers, Stuart I ^a   Ellis, Jim R ^a   Fox, Clive J ^a   McCloghrie, Paul ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eggs; Fish; Irish Sea; Larvae; Management; Model; Transport; UK

Indexed keywords

DISPERSAL; EGG; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HYDRODYNAMICS; LARVAL TRANSPORT; LIFE HISTORY; NATURE CONSERVATION; PELAGIC FISH; SETTLING BEHAVIOR; SPAWNING; TRACKING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; IRISH SEA;

AGONUS CATAPHRACTUS; GADUS MORHUA; GLYPTOCEPHALUS CYNOGLOSSUS; PLEURONECTES; PLEURONECTES PLATESSA; SPRATTUS SPRATTUS;

EID: 36248975177     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2007.07.003     Document Type: Article

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