Effect of prey abundance and size on the distribution of demersal fishes

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 191-200

  Johnson, Andrew F ^a   Valls, Maria ^b   Moranta, Joan ^c   Jenkins, Stuart R ^a   Hiddink, Jan G ^a   Hinz, Hilmar ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BENTHOS; DEMERSAL FISH; GADOID; GAPE LIMITATION; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; LIFE HISTORY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY AVAILABILITY; PREY SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STOMACH CONTENT;

MERLUCCIUS MERLUCCIUS; PISCES;

EID: 84855546517     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: 12057533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F2011-138     Document Type: Article

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