Variation in hatch date distributions, settlement and growth of juvenile plaice (Pleuronectes platessa L.) in Icelandic waters

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 64, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 61-67

  Gunnarsson, Björn ^a   Jonasson, Jonas P ^b   McAdam, Bruce J ^b  

^a MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iceland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Age; Growth; Hatch date; Iceland; Juvenile; Pleuronectes platessa

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; FLATFISH; GROWTH RATE; HATCHING DATE; JUVENILE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPAWNING GROUND; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TRAWL NET;

ICELAND;

PLEURONECTES; PLEURONECTES PLATESSA;

EID: 77953128724     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2009.10.010     Document Type: Article

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