Spatial distribution of tuna larvae in the Gulf of Gabes (Eastern Mediterranean) in relation with environmental parameters

Mediterranean Marine Science

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 5-14

  Koched, W ^a   Hattour, A ^b   Alemany, F ^c   Garcia, A ^d   Said, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DES SCIENCES ET TECHNOLOGIES DE LA MER   (Tunisia)

^c Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares   (Spain)

^d Instituto Español de Oceanografía   (Spain)

Author keywords

Environmental parameters; Gulf of gabes; Ichthyoplankton; Spatial distribution; Tuna larvae

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878200305     PISSN: 1108393X     EISSN: 17916763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12681/mms.314     Document Type: Article

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