Larval fishes off Western Australia: Influence of the Leeuwin Current

Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 101-109

  Beckley, L E ^a   Muhling, B A ^a,b   Gaughan, D J ^c  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SOUTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c Department of Fisheries ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Eddies; Ichthyoplankton; Leeuwin Current; Sardines; Water masses

Indexed keywords

CLUPEOID; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; EASTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT; ICHTHYOFAUNA; LARVA; LIGHT EFFECT; MESOSCALE EDDY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; WATER MASS;

AUSTRALIA; GREAT AUSTRALIAN BIGHT; INDIAN OCEAN; LEEUWIN CURRENT; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

CLUPEIDAE; PISCES;

EID: 77957311228     PISSN: 0035922X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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