Dispersal of sea louse larvae from salmon farms: Modelling the influence of environmental conditions and larval behaviour

Aquatic Biology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 63-75

  Gillibrand, Philip A ^a   Willis, Kate J ^a  

^a SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diel vertical migration; Hydrodynamic model; Infective risk; Larval transport; Lepeophtheirus salmonis; Particle tracking model; Salmon aquaculture; Salmonids

Indexed keywords

COPEPODA; LEPEOPHTHEIRUS SALMONIS; PHTHIRAPTERA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 42549158195     PISSN: 18647782     EISSN: 18647790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ab00006     Document Type: Article

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