The aggregation of polar cod (Boreogadus saida) in the deep Atlantic layer of ice-covered Amundsen Gulf (Beaufort Sea) in winter

Polar Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1959-1971

  Geoffroy, Maxime ^a   Robert, Dominique ^a   Darnis, Gérald ^a   Fortier, Louis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hydroacoustics; Mesozooplankton; Migration; Photoperiod; Polar cod; Sea ice

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; AVOIDANCE REACTION; BIOMASS; DEEP SEA; ECHO SOUNDER; GADOID; ICE BREAKER; ICE COVER; MARINE MAMMAL; PHOTOPERIOD; POLAR REGION; PREDATOR; PREY AVAILABILITY; SEA ICE; SEASONAL VARIATION; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WINTER; ZOOPLANKTON;

AMUNDSEN GULF; ARCTIC OCEAN; BEAUFORT SEA; CANADA; CANADIAN ARCTIC; FRANKLIN BAY; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES;

BOREOGADUS SAIDA; MAMMALIA; PHOCA HISPIDA;

EID: 81255138029     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-011-1019-9     Document Type: Article

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