Effects of ocean acidification on hatch size and larval growth of walleye pollock (Theragra chalcogramma)

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 812-822

  Hurst, Thomas P ^a   Fernandez, Elena R ^b   Mathis, Jeremy T ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; early life history; fishes; gadids; growth rate; hatching; hypercapnia

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; ADULT; BROOD SIZE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; GADOID; GROWTH RATE; HATCHING; ION EXCHANGE; JUVENILE; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LATITUDE; LIFE HISTORY; PH; PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 84880395574     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fst053     Document Type: Article

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