Zooplankton spatial distribution along the South African coast studied by multifrequency acoustics, and its relationships with environmental parameters and anchovy distribution

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1055-1062

  Lebourges Dhaussy, Anne ^a   Coetzee, Janet ^b   Hutchings, Larry ^b   Roudaut, Gildas ^a   Nieuwenhuys, Cornelia ^b  

^a IRD Centre de Bretagne   (France)

^b Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism Marine and Coastal Management ^*  (South Africa)

Author keywords

Agulhas; Anchovy; Benguela; Multifrequency; TAPS 6; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

ENGRAULIDAE;

EID: 82955190333     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsp129     Document Type: Conference Paper

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