Characterization of the infralittoral system along the north-east Spanish coast based on sport shore-based fishing tournament catches

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 41-49

  Gordoa, Ana ^a  

^a CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

bio indicators; catch rates; fish assemblages; littoral structure; Mediterranean Sea; recreational fishing; species richness

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANGLING; BIOINDICATOR; CATCH STATISTICS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COASTAL ZONE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; FISHING; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; MEDITERRANEAN COAST [SPAIN]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

CHELON LABROSUS; CORIS JULIS; LABRIDAE; LITHOGNATHUS MORMYRUS; PAGELLUS ACARNE; PISCES; SERRANIDAE; SERRANUS CABRILLA; SPARIDAE; SPARUS AURATA;

EID: 60649101786     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2008.11.024     Document Type: Article

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