Habitat characteristics promoting high density and condition of juvenile flatfish at nursery grounds on the west coast of Ireland

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 73, Issue , 2012, Pages 7-17

  De Raedemaecker, F ^a   Brophy, D ^a   O'Connor, I ^a   Comerford, S ^a  

^a Atlantic Technological University   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Galway Bay Eastern Atlantic; Habitat Requirements; Juvenile Flatfish; Limanda limanda; Pleuronectes platessa; Small scale Variability

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANNUAL VARIATION; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; BODY CONDITION; CLIMATE EFFECT; COASTAL ZONE; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; CRUSTACEAN; FLATFISH; GROWTH RATE; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT STRUCTURE; JUVENILE; MAPPING; NURSERY GROUND; POPULATION DENSITY;

GALWAY BAY; IRELAND;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); LIMANDA LIMANDA; MALACOSTRACA; PLEURONECTES; PLEURONECTES PLATESSA; PLEURONECTIFORMES; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 84862690390     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2012.04.013     Document Type: Article

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