Variation in reproductive potential and influence on Icelandic herring recruitment

Fisheries Oceanography

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 412-426

  ÓSkarsson, Gudmundur J ^a,b   Taggart, Christopher T ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Condition; Egg production; Fecundity; Herring; Management; Recruitment; Repeat spawners

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BODY CONDITION; CLUPEOID; EGG PRODUCTION; FECUNDITY; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; MATURATION; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL; SPAWNING; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

ICELAND;

CLUPEA HARENGUS; CLUPEIDAE;

EID: 77955256978     PISSN: 10546006     EISSN: 13652419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2419.2010.00554.x     Document Type: Article

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