Does otolith geochemistry record ambient environmental conditions in a temperate tidal estuary?

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 441, Issue , 2013, Pages 7-15

  Tanner, S E ^a   Reis Santos, P ^a   Vasconcelos, R P ^a   Fonseca, V F ^a   Franca S ^a   Cabral, H N ^a   Thorrold, S R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Estuary; Otolith geochemistry; Salinity; Solea solea; Temperature; Water chemistry

Indexed keywords

ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; GEOCHEMISTRY; HABITAT USE; MIGRATION ROUTE; OTOLITH; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SEA SURFACE SALINITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATER MASS;

LISBOA [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL; TAGUS ESTUARY;

SOLEA SOLEA;

EID: 84873511971     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2013.01.009     Document Type: Article

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