Effect of nursery habitat degradation on flatfish population: Application to Solea solea in the Eastern Channel (Western Europe)

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 64, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 34-44

  Rochette, S ^a   Rivot, E ^a   Morin, J ^b   Mackinson, S ^c   Riou, P ^b   Le Pape, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ EUROPÉENNE DE BRETAGNE   (France)

^b IFREMER   (France)

^c CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic Disturbance; Habitat Mapping; Nursery; Recruitment; Seine Estuary; Solea solea

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BATHYMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; FLATFISH; GIS; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT QUALITY; MAPPING METHOD; NURSERY GROUND; POPULATION DENSITY; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); WATER QUALITY;

FRANCE; SEINE ESTUARY;

PLEURONECTIFORMES; SOLEA SOLEA;

EID: 77953324173     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2009.08.003     Document Type: Article

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