Seasonal and short spatial patterns in European hake (Merluccius merluccius L.) recruitment process at the Balearic Islands (western Mediterranean): The role of environment on distribution and condition

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 71, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 367-384

  Hidalgo, Manuel ^a   Massutí, Enric ^b   Moranta, Joan ^b   Cartes, Joan ^c   Lloret, Josep ^d   Oliver, Pere ^b   Morales Nin, Beatriz ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares   (Spain)

^c INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Condition indices; Energy allocation; Environment; European hake; Recruitment; Western Mediterranean

Indexed keywords

MARINE BIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEDIMENTS;

CONDITION INDICES; ENERGY ALLOCATION; EUROPEAN HAKE; RECRUITMENT; WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN;

FISH;

ABUNDANCE; ENERGY BALANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GADOID; HYDROGRAPHY; PHYSIOLOGY; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION;

BALEARIC ISLANDS; EURASIA; EUROPE; MAJORCA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

CABRERA; MERLUCCIUS MERLUCCIUS; REXEA SOLANDRI;

EID: 42249087375     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2007.03.005     Document Type: Article

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