Oscillating reproductive strategies of herring in the western Atlantic in response to changing environmental conditions

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1784-1792

  Melvin, Gary D ^a   Stephenson, Robert L ^a   Power, Michael J ^a  

^a ST ANDREWS BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

Author keywords

Climate change; Herring; Reproductive strategy; Spawning; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLUPEOID; DOMINANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEASONAL VARIATION; STOCK ASSESSMENT; WARMING;

CANADA; CAPE COD; MASSACHUSETTS; NEWFOUNDLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CLUPEIDAE;

EID: 69249230910     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsp173     Document Type: Article

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