Spatial distribution and vertical migrations of fish larvae communities off Northwestern Iberia sampled with LHPR and Bongo nets

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 463-475

  Garrido, Susana ^a   Santos, A Miguel P ^b   dos Santos, Antonina ^b   Ré, Pedro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bongo; fish larvae; LHPR; upwelling; vertical migrations; Western Iberia Buoyant Plume

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BUOYANCY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ICHTHYOPLANKTON; LARVA; MIGRATION; NEUSTON; PLUME; SAMPLER; SAMPLING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TELEOST; UPWELLING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

BLENNIIDAE; CALLIONYMIDAE; CLUPEIDAE; GOBIIDAE; LABRIDAE; SARDINA PILCHARDUS; SPARIDAE; TRAGELAPHUS EURYCERUS;

EID: 69849094762     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2009.07.018     Document Type: Article

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