Environmental drivers of the anchovy/sardine complex in the Eastern Mediterranean

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 670, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 49-65

  Katara, Isidora ^a,b   Pierce, Graham J ^a,c   Illian, Janine ^d   Scott, Beth E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Centro Oceanográfico de Vigo   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anchovy sardine complex; Environmental effects; Teleconnections

Indexed keywords

CATCH COMPOSITION; CLUPEOID; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; FISHERY PRODUCTION; FISHING INDUSTRY; FOOD WEB; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SPAWNING; TIME SERIES; UPWELLING;

GREECE;

ENGRAULIDAE;

EID: 79957902180     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-011-0693-5     Document Type: Article

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