Exploring relationships between recruitment of European hake (Merluccius merluccius L. 1758) and environmental factors in the Ligurian Sea and the Strait of Sicily (Central Mediterranean)

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 71, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 279-293

  Abella, A ^a   Fiorentino, F ^b   Mannini, A ^c   Orsi Relini, L ^c  

^a ARPAT GEA Area Mare   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

European hake; Ligurian Sea; Mediterranean; Nurseries; Oceanography; Recruitment; Strait of Sicily

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; CORRELATION METHODS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MARINE BIOLOGY;

NURSERIES; SPATIAL PATTERNS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ANNUAL VARIATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FISHERY SURVEY; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; NURSERY GROUND; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TELEOST; UPWELLING;

LIGURIAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; STRAIT OF SICILY; TYRRHENIAN SEA;

MERLUCCIUS MERLUCCIUS; REXEA SOLANDRI;

EID: 42249110370     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2007.05.010     Document Type: Article

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