Vertical migration of Norwegian spring-spawning herring larvae in relation to predator and prey distribution

Marine Biology Research

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 605-614

  de Ferreira, A S A ^a,b   Stenevik, Erling Kåre ^a   Vollset, Knut Wiik ^b   Korneliussen, Rolf ^a   Folkvord, Arild ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Clupea harengus; fish larvae; predator prey interactions; Vertical migrations

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIOACOUSTICS; CLUPEOID; CRUSTACEAN; FEEDING; LARVA; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SOFTWARE; SPAWNING; THERMOCLINE; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; VERTICAL MIGRATION; WATER COLUMN; ZOOPLANKTON;

ARCTIC OCEAN; NORWEGIAN SEA;

CLUPEA HARENGUS; CLUPEIDAE; COPEPODA; EUPHAUSIACEA;

EID: 84862162520     PISSN: 17451000     EISSN: 17451019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17451000.2011.653370     Document Type: Article

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