Epipelagic and mesopelagic fishes in the southern California Current System: Ecological interactions and oceanographic influences on their abundance

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 138, Issue , 2014, Pages 20-28

  Koslow, J Anthony ^a   Davison, Peter ^a   Lara Lopez, Ana ^a   Ohman, Mark D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

California current; Coastal pelagic fishes; Competition; Mesopelagic fishes; Micronekton; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; CLIMATOLOGY; COMPETITION; FISH; OCEANOGRAPHY; PLANKTON;

CALIFORNIA CURRENT; MESOPELAGIC FISH; MICRONEKTON; PELAGIC FISH; ZOOPLANKTON;

OCEAN HABITATS;

ABUNDANCE; BIOGEOGRAPHICAL REGION; BOUNDARY CURRENT; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; PELAGIC FISH; VERTICAL MIGRATION; ZOOPLANKTON;

CALIFORNIA CURRENT; PACIFIC OCEAN;

ENGRAULIDAE; PISCES; REXEA SOLANDRI; SCOMBRIDAE;

EID: 84906782713     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2013.09.007     Document Type: Article

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