Are tidal lagoons ecologically relevant to larval recruitment of small pelagic fish? An approach using nutritional condition and growth rate

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 112, Issue , 2012, Pages 265-279

  Chicharo M A ^a   Amaral, A ^a   Faria, A ^b   Morais, P ^c   Mendes, C ^a   Pilo D ^a   Ben Hamadou, R ^a   Chicharo L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE PSICOLOGIA APLICADA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Atherina presbyter; Engraulis encrasicolus; Postflexion larvae; Ria Formosa; RNA:DNA ratio; Sardina pilchardus

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CLUPEOID; COASTAL LAGOON; DIET; GROWTH RATE; PELAGIC FISH; PHYTOPLANKTON; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); RNA-DNA RATIO; WATER TEMPERATURE;

FARO [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL; RIA FORMOSA;

APPENDICULARIA (CLASS); ATHERINA; ATHERINA PRESBYTER; ATHERINIDAE; CLUPEIDAE; CLUPEIFORMES; CRUSTACEA; ENGRAULIDAE; ENGRAULIS ENCRASICOLUS; MOLLUSCA; SARDINA PILCHARDUS;

EID: 84866928796     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2012.07.033     Document Type: Article

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