How to sample larval fish for taxonomical and ecophysiological studies in shallower temperate coastal ecosystems?

Cahiers de Biologie Marine

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 311-318

  Chícharo, Luis ^a   Faria, Ana ^a,b   Morais, Pedro ^a   Amaral, Ana ^a   Mendes, Carlos ^a   Chícharo, Maria Alexandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE PSICOLOGIA APLICADA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Design of light trap; Diversity; Estuary; Fish larval damage; Larval fish sampling techniques

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CATCH STATISTICS; CLUPEOID; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FISHING GEAR; ICHTHYOPLANKTON; LARVA; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SAMPLING; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY; TELEOST; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; TRAP (EQUIPMENT); TURBIDITY;

ATHERINIDAE; CLUPEIDAE; GOBIIDAE; LABRIDAE; SOLEIDAE; SPARIDAE;

EID: 77649287049     PISSN: 00079723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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