Ichthyoplankton community in the Columbia River plume off Oregon: Effects of fluctuating oceanographic conditions

Fishery Bulletin

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 161-173

  Parnel, Maria M ^a   Emmett, Robert L ^a   Brodeur, Richard D ^a  

^a NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATHYLAGINAE; CITHARICHTHYS; ENGRAULIDAE; ENGRAULIS MORDAX; PAROPHRYS VETULA;

EID: 43949112954     PISSN: 00900656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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