The effects of environmental factors on daytime sandeel distribution and abundance on the Dogger Bank

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 201-209

  van der Kooij, Jeroen ^a,b   Scott, Beth E ^b   Mackinson, Steven ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acoustics; Ecology; Fronts; Generalized Additive Model; Oceanography; Patchiness; Sand Lance; Sandeels; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ACOUSTICS; BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY; BURROWING; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FISH; MORTALITY; OCEANIC FRONT; PATCHINESS; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; WATER COLUMN; ZOOPLANKTON;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; DOGGER BANK; NORTH SEA;

AMMODYTIDAE;

EID: 53149152195     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2008.07.003     Document Type: Article

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