The influence of environmental characteristics on fish larvae spatial patterns related to a marine protected area: The Medes islands (NW Mediterranean)

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 521-533

  López Sanz, Àngel ^a   Stelzenmüller, Vanessa ^b   Maynou, Francesc ^a   Sabatés, Ana ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT FÜR SEEFISCHEREI   (Germany)

Author keywords

Environmental conditions; Fish larvae; GAM; Geographical distributions; Marine parks; NW Mediterranean; Temporal variations

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHING EFFORT; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; LARVA; MARINE PARK; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

CATALONIA; GERONA [CATALONIA]; MEDES ISLANDS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (NORTHWEST); SPAIN;

EPINEPHELUS MARGINATUS; PAGELLUS ERYTHRINUS; SCORPAENA PORCUS;

EID: 79955106615     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2011.02.006     Document Type: Article

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