Spring zooplankton distribution in the Bay of Biscay from 1998 to 2006 in relation with anchovy recruitment

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-17

  Irigoien, Xabier ^a,c   Fernandes, Jose Antonio ^a   Grosjean, Philippe ^b   Denis, Kevin ^b   Albaina, Aitor ^a,b   Santos, Maria ^a  

^a MARINE RESEARCH DIVISION   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONS   (Belgium)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; EGG PRODUCTION; FISH; FISHERY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SHELF BREAK; SPRING (SEASON); ZOOPLANKTON;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF BISCAY;

ENGRAULIDAE;

EID: 57749190980     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbn096     Document Type: Article

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