Effect of turbidity on habitat preference of juvenile Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 149-155

  Meager, Justin J ^a   Utne Palm, Anne Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Habitat preference; Juvenile Atlantic cod; Turbidity

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GADOID; HABITAT SELECTION; JUVENILE; KAOLIN; TURBIDITY;

ALGAE; GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 36849001803     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-007-9183-z     Document Type: Article

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