Vertical patterns of ichthyoplankton at the interface between a temperate estuary and adjacent coastal waters: Seasonal relation to diel and tidal cycles

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 95, Issue , 2012, Pages 16-23

  Primo, Ana Lígia ^a   Azeiteiro, Ulisses M ^a,b   Marques, Sónia C ^a   Ré, Pedro ^c   Pardal, Miguel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDADE ABERTA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Diel migrations; Ichthyoplankton; Mondego estuary; Portugal; Selective tidal stream transport; Vertical distribution

Indexed keywords

DIEL MIGRATION; ICHTHYOPLANKTON; PORTUGAL; SELECTIVE TIDAL-STREAM TRANSPORT; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS;

AQUACULTURE; MARINE ENGINEERING;

ESTUARIES;

CLUPEOID; COASTAL ZONE; DIEL MIGRATION; DIEL VARIATION; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; ESTUARINE FRONT; ICHTHYOPLANKTON; LARVA; PERCIFORM; RIVER FLOW; SEASONAL VARIATION; STRATIFICATION; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; TIDAL CYCLE; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; VERTICAL MOVEMENT;

COIMBRA [PORTUGAL]; MONDEGO ESTUARY; PORTUGAL;

GOBIUS NIGER; PARABLENNIUS PILICORNIS; POMATOSCHISTUS; SARDINA PILCHARDUS;

EID: 84857781955     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2011.12.008     Document Type: Article

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