The distribution of chondrichthyans along the northern coast of Norway

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1161-1174

  Williams, Tom ^a   Helle, Kristin ^b   Aschan, Michaela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Abundance; Bottom trawl survey; Chondrichthyes; Distribution; Elasmobranchs; Norway; Shark; Skate

Indexed keywords

FISH; FISHERY SURVEY; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SHARK; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

AMBLYRAJA RADIATA; CHIMAERA MONSTROSA; CHONDRICHTHYES; ELASMOBRANCHII; ETMOPTERUS SPINAX; GALEUS MELASTOMUS; SQUALUS; SQUALUS ACANTHIAS;

EID: 52449122589     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsn103     Document Type: Article

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