Individual-based modeling of feeding ecology and prey selection of larval cod on Georges Bank

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 376, Issue , 2009, Pages 227-243

  Kristiansen, Trond ^a,d   Lough, R Gregory ^b   Werner, Francisco E ^a,e   Broughton, Elisabeth A ^b   Buckley, Larry J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^e RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cod; Feeding ecology; Gadus morhua; Georges Bank; Individual based model; Larval fish; Prey selection

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEEDING ECOLOGY; GADOID; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PREY AVAILABILITY; PREY SELECTION; SURVIVAL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GEORGES BANK;

CENTROPAGES; GADUS MORHUA; PSEUDOCALANUS;

EID: 62149128914     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07796     Document Type: Article

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