The selection of spawning location of sardine (Sardinops sagax) in the northern Benguela after changes in stock structure and environmental conditions

Fisheries Oceanography

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 560-569

  Kreiner, Anja ^a   Yemane, Dawit ^b   Stenevik, Erling K ^c   Moroff, Nadine E ^a  

^a National Marine Information and Research Centre   (Namibia)

^b Seaweed Unit Fisheries Branch   (South Africa)

^c INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Environment; Northern Benguela ecosystem; Sardine; Spawning location; Stock structure

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BREEDING SITE; CLUPEOID; DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; PREDATION; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SITE SELECTION; SPAWNING; STOCK ASSESSMENT; STOCK COLLAPSE; UPWELLING; WARMING;

ANGOLA; BENGUELA;

SARDINOPS SAGAX;

EID: 80054715085     PISSN: 10546006     EISSN: 13652419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2419.2011.00602.x     Document Type: Article

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