Do the methane seep areas constitute aggregation spots for the Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) off central Chile?;¿Las áreas de filtración de metano constituyen zonas de agregación del bacalao de profundidad (Dissostichus eleginoides) frente a Chile central?

Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 980-991

  Sellanes, Javier ^a,b   Pedraza García, Milton J ^b,c   Zapata Hernández, Germán ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^c PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Bathyal area; Bycatch fauna; Chile; Methane seeps; Patagonian toothfish

Indexed keywords

DISSOSTICHUS ELEGINOIDES;

EID: 84876275948     PISSN: None     EISSN: 0718560X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3856/vol40-issue4-fulltext-14     Document Type: Article

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