Habitat preferences and life history of the red scorpion fish, Scorpaena notata, in the Mediterranean

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 537-546

  Ordines, F ^a   Quetglas, A ^a   Massuti E ^a   Moranta, J ^a  

^a Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares   (Spain)

Author keywords

body conditions; feeding behaviour; habitat selection; life history; Scorpaena notata; western Mediterranean

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ARCHIPELAGO; BIOMASS; BODY CONDITION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT SELECTION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; RED ALGA; TELEOST;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALEARIC ISLANDS; EURASIA; EUROPE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

ALGAE; PEYSSONNELIA; RHODOPHYTA; SCORPAENA NOTATA; SCORPAENIDAE; SCORPIONES;

EID: 70449529315     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2009.09.020     Document Type: Article

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