Reduced Lepeophtheirus salmonis larval abundance in a sea loch on the west coast of Scotland between 2002 and 2006

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 109-117

  Penston, Michael J ^a   Millar, Colin P ^a   Davies, Ian M ^a  

^a MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Larvae; Lepeophtheirus salmonis; Salmon farm; Scotland; Sea lice

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; CHEMICAL CONTROL; COASTAL ZONE; ECTOPARASITE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; ISOPOD; LARVA; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PARASITE CONTROL; POPULATION DENSITY; SALMONID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COPEPOD; LARVA; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANKTON; POPULATION DENSITY; SEA; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; COPEPODA; LARVA; OCEANS AND SEAS; PLANKTON; POPULATION DENSITY; SCOTLAND; TIME FACTORS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; HIGHLAND; LOCH SHIELDAIG; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

CALIGIDAE; LEPEOPHTHEIRUS SALMONIS; PHTHIRAPTERA; SALMO SALAR;

EID: 52649165794     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: 16161580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao01946     Document Type: Article

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