Connectivity between estuarine and coastal fish populations: Contributions of estuaries are not consistent over time

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 491, Issue , 2013, Pages 177-186

  Reis Santos, Patrick ^a,b   Tanner, Susanne E ^a   Vasconcelos, Rita P ^a   Elsdon, Travis S ^b   Cabral, Henrique N ^a   Gillanders, Bronwyn M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Connectivity; Elemental signatures; Juvenile fish; Nursery; Otolith chemistry; Portugal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE CLASS; BIOCHEMISTRY; COASTAL ZONE; CONNECTIVITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FLATFISH; MOVEMENT; OTOLITH; PERCIFORM; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

AVEIRO [PORTUGAL]; COIMBRA [PORTUGAL]; DOURO ESTUARY; LISBOA [PORTUGAL]; MONDEGO ESTUARY; PORTO [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL; RIA DE AVEIRO; TAGUS ESTUARY;

EID: 84885080267     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps10458     Document Type: Article

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