Shelf spawning habitat of Emmelichthys nitidus in south-eastern Australia - Implications and suitability for egg-based biomass estimation

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 521-532

  Neira, Francisco J ^a   Lyle, Jeremy M ^a   Keane, John P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emmelichthyidae; Emmelichthys nitidus; ichthyoplankton; shelf spawning habitat; south eastern Australia; Tasmania

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; ESTIMATION METHOD; PERCIFORM; SHELF BREAK; SPAWNING GROUND; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EAST AUSTRALIAN CURRENT; NEW SOUTH WALES; PACIFIC OCEAN; TASMANIA;

EMMELICHTHYIDAE; EMMELICHTHYS NITIDUS;

EID: 58849144281     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2008.12.012     Document Type: Article

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