Macro and mesoscale physical patterns in the Bay of Biscay

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 217-225

  Gil, Julio ^a  

^a Marine Culture Units El Bocal   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bay of Biscay; Iberian poleward current; Ichthyoplankton; Mesoscale; Physical biological coupling; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FISH; ICHTHYOPLANKTON; LIFE HISTORY; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY; UPWELLING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF BISCAY; EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 41149151169     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315408000490     Document Type: Article

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