Spawning environmental conditions of Sardinella aurita at the northern limit of its distribution range, the western Mediterranean

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 385, Issue , 2009, Pages 227-236

  Sabatés, Ana ^a   Salat, Jordi ^a   Raya, Vanesa ^a   Emelianov, Mikhail ^a   Segura Noguera, Mariona ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Circulation; Eggs; Larvae; Northwestern mediterranean; Retention; Sardinella aurita; Spawning

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BREEDING SITE; CHLOROPHYLL A; CLUPEOID; COASTAL WATER; EGG; HYDRODYNAMICS; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; RANGE EXPANSION; RANGE SIZE; SALINITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SPAWNING;

EBRO RIVER; EURASIA; EUROPE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (NORTHWEST); SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

SARDINELLA AURITA;

EID: 67650527021     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08058     Document Type: Article

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