Demersal and epibenthic assemblages of trawlable grounds in the northern Alboran Sea (western Mediterranean)

Scientia Marina

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 513-524

  Abad, Esther ^a   Preciado, Izaskun ^b   Serrano, Alberto ^a   Baro, Jorge ^b  

^a Marine Culture Units El Bocal   (Spain)

^b Centro Oceanográfico de Málaga   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alboran Sea; Bathymetric distribution; Demersal fish; Discards; Epibenthos; Seco de los Olivos seamount; Western Mediterranean

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BATHYMETRY; BENTHOS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DEMERSAL FISH; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; TRAWLING;

ALBORAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

CEPOLA MACROPHTHALMA; CHLOROPHTHALMUS AGASSIZI; GADICULUS ARGENTEUS; HELICOLENUS DACTYLOPTERUS; MICROMESISTIUS POUTASSOU; NEPHROPS NORVEGICUS; OCTOPUS; OCTOPUS VULGARIS; PALINURUS MAURITANICUS; PARAPENAEUS LONGIROSTRIS; PLESIONIKA HETEROCARPUS; STICHOPUS; STICHOPUS REGALIS;

EID: 45149105913     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2007.71n3513     Document Type: Article

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