Seasonal patterns and diets of wild fish assemblages associated with Mediterranean coastal fish farms

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1153-1160

  Fernandez Jover, Damian ^a   Sanchez Jerez, Pablo ^a   Bayle Sempere, Just Tomás ^a   Valle, Carlos ^a   Dempster, Tim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b SINTEF OCEAN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Aquaculture impact; Mediterranean; Spatial variability; Temporal variability; Wild fish

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AQUACULTURE; CAGE CULTURE; COASTAL ZONE; DIET; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; SPATIAL VARIATION; STOMACH CONTENT; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WILD POPULATION;

EID: 52449113745     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsn091     Document Type: Article

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