Length-weight relationships of 216 North Sea benthic invertebrates and fish

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 95-104

  Robinson, L A ^a   Greenstreet, S P R ^b   Reiss, H ^c   Callaway, R ^d   Craeymeersch, J ^e   De Boois, I ^e   Degraer, S ^f   Ehrich, S ^g   Fraser, H M ^b   Goffin, A ^f   Kroncke I ^c   Jorgenson, L Lindal ^h   Robertson, M R ^b   Lancaster, J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c SENCKENBERG DEUTSCHES ENTOMOLOGISCHES INSTITUT   (Germany)

^d SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^g INSTITUT FÜR SEEFISCHEREI   (Germany)

^h INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Benthos; Demersal fish; Length weight relationships; Size structure; Size based analyses

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; DEMERSAL FISH; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FOOD WEB; INVERTEBRATE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MORPHOMETRY; SIZE STRUCTURE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA;

ANIMALIA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 77953612752     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315409991408     Document Type: Article

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