Growth of juvenile Norwegian spring-spawning herring in relation to latitudinal and interannual differences in temperature and fish density in their coastal and fjord nursery areas

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1161-1172

  Husebø, Åse ^a   Slotte, Aril ^a   Stenevik, Erling Kåre ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Acoustic abundance; Growth; Herring; Latitude; Nursery area; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CLUPEA HARENGUS; CLUPEIDAE;

EID: 57749184310     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsm081     Document Type: Article

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