A numerical study of inferred rockfish (Sebastes spp.) larval dispersal along the central California coast

Fisheries Oceanography

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 21-41

  Petersen, Christine H ^a,b   Drake, Patrick T ^a   Edwards, Christopher A ^a   Ralston, Stephen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Dispersal; Drifters; Hydrodynamic; Lagrangian; Larval transport; Marine reserve; Ocean model; Regional Ocean Modeling System; Rockfish; Seasonality; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE PREDICTION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DISPERSAL; HYDRODYNAMICS; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; LARVAL TRANSPORT; LIFE HISTORY; MARINE PARK; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEANIC CURRENT; PERCIFORM; PROPAGULE; SEASONALITY; SURVIVAL; UPWELLING;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

PISCES; SEBASTES;

EID: 71949095078     PISSN: 10546006     EISSN: 13652419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2419.2009.00526.x     Document Type: Article

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