Latitudinal and interannual distribution of the European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) and sardine (Sardina pilchardus) in the western Mediterranean, and sampling uncertainty in abundance estimates

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 67, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1574-1586

  Tugores, M Pilar ^a   Iglesias, Magdalena ^a   Díaz, Núria ^a   Oñate, Dolores ^a   Miquel, Joan ^a   Giráldez, Ana ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

^b Instituto Español de Oceanografía   (Spain)

Author keywords

acoustic surveys; Mediterranean Sea; pelagic fish; sampling uncertainty; transitive geostatistics

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ACOUSTIC SURVEY; ANNUAL VARIATION; CLUPEOID; GEOSTATISTICS; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SAMPLING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPAWNING; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SPAIN;

ENGRAULIDAE; ENGRAULIS ENCRASICOLUS; SARDINA PILCHARDUS;

EID: 77958187598     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsq057     Document Type: Article

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