Characterizing the potential habitat of European anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus in the Mediterranean Sea, at different life stages

Fisheries Oceanography

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 69-89

  Giannoulaki, M ^a   Iglesias, M ^b   Tugores, M P ^b   Bonanno, A ^c   Patti, B ^c   De Felice, A ^d   Leonori, I ^d   Bigot, J L ^e   Ticina V ^f   Pyrounaki, M M ^a   Tsagarakis, K ^a   Machias, A ^a   Somarakis, S ^a   Schismenou, E ^a   Quinci, E ^c   Basilone, G ^c   Cuttitta, A ^c   Campanella, F ^d   Miquel, J ^b   Onate D ^b   Roos, D ^e   Valavanis, V ^a   more..

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Greece)

^b Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares   (Spain)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

^e IFREMER   (France)

^f INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Anchovy; Anchovy potential nurseries; Habitat suitability modelling; Mediterranean Sea; Small pelagics

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; CHLOROPHYLL; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FISH; HABITAT SELECTION; ICHTHYOPLANKTON; SATELLITE DATA; SPAWNING POPULATION; SURVEYING;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ENGRAULIDAE; ENGRAULIS ENCRASICOLUS;

EID: 84873273949     PISSN: 10546006     EISSN: 13652419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/fog.12005     Document Type: Article

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