New insights into the early life ecology of Sardina pilchardus (Walbaum, 1792) in the northern Iberian Atlantic;Nuevos aspectos sobre la ecología de los estados iniciales de desarrollo de Sardina pilchardus (Walbaum, 1792) en el norte del Atlántico ibérico

Scientia Marina

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 449-459

  Ramos, Sandra ^a,b   Ré, Pedro ^c   Bordalo, Adriano A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Environmental forcing; Larval stages; Lima River estuary; Sardina pilchardus; Spawning strategy; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; PELAGIC FISH; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SALINITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPAWNING; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; WATER TEMPERATURE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; LIMIA ESTUARY; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE; VIANA DO CASTELO [PORTUGAL];

CLUPEIDAE; SARDINA PILCHARDUS;

EID: 65549106220     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: 18868134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2009.73n3449     Document Type: Article

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