Structure and dynamics of cephalopod assemblages in the water column on shelf-break and slope grounds of the western Mediterranean

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 138, Issue , 2014, Pages 150-159

  Quetglas, A ^a   Valls, M ^a   Ordines, F ^a   de Mesa, A ^a   Olivar, M P ^b   Keller, S ^a   Massuti E ^a  

^a Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cephalopod fisheries; Mediterranean sea; Nycthemeral rhythms; Pelagic environment; Population density

Indexed keywords

FISHERIES; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION STATISTICS;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NYCTHEMERAL RHYTHMS; PELAGIC ENVIRONMENT; POPULATION DENSITIES; SPECIES RICHNESS; STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS; VERTICAL MOVEMENT; WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN;

MOLLUSCS;

BIOMASS; CEPHALOPOD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DIEL MIGRATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHELF BREAK; WATER COLUMN;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (WEST);

CEPHALOPODA;

EID: 84906778640     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2013.11.015     Document Type: Article

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