Sardine (Sardina pilchardus) egg abundance at station L4, Western English Channel, 1988-2008

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 693-697

  Coombs, S H ^a   Halliday, N C ^a   Conway, D V P ^a   Smyth, T J ^b  

^a THE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUPEOID; EGG PRODUCTION; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; PLANKTON; SEASONALITY; SPAWNING; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ENGLISH CHANNEL;

SARDINA PILCHARDUS;

EID: 77951249908     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbp052     Document Type: Article

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