Spatial distribution of Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides in relation to abundance and hypoxia in the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence

Fisheries Oceanography

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 41-60

  Youcef, Wahiba Ait ^a   Lambert, Yvan ^b   Audet, Celine ^a  

^a INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE LA MER DE RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^b MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Density dependence; Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence spatial distribution habitat selection; Greenland halibut; Hypoxia

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BOTTOM TRAWLING; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FLATFISH; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT SELECTION; NURSERY GROUND; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATION RISK; REFUGE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION;

CANADA; QUEBEC [CANADA]; SAINT LAWRENCE ESTUARY;

REINHARDTIUS HIPPOGLOSSOIDES;

EID: 84870751005     PISSN: 10546006     EISSN: 13652419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/fog.12004     Document Type: Article

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