Diel-depth distributions of fish larvae off the Balearic Islands (western Mediterranean) under two environmental scenarios

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 138, Issue , 2014, Pages 127-138

  Olivar, M Pilar ^a   Sabatés, Ana ^a   Alemany, Francisco ^b   Balbín, Rosa ^b   Fernández de Puelles, M Luz ^b   Torres, Asvin Pérez ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares   (Spain)

Author keywords

Mesopelagic fish larvae; Species assemblages; Transforming and juveniles; Vertical distribution

Indexed keywords

FISH; FLUORESCENCE;

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; MESOPELAGIC FISH; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION; SPECIES ASSEMBLAGE; TRANSFORMING AND JUVENILES; VERTICAL DISPLACEMENTS; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS; WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN;

POPULATION DISTRIBUTION;

BIOGEOGRAPHICAL REGION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DIEL VARIATION; DOMINANCE; FISH; LARVA; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; WATER DEPTH;

BALEARIC ISLANDS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (WEST); SPAIN;

ARGYROPELECUS HEMIGYMNUS; BENTHOSEMA GLACIALE; CERATOSCOPELUS MADERENSIS; CYCLOTHONE BRAUERI; HYGOPHUM BENOITI; LAMPANYCTUS CROCODILUS; MYCTOPHIFORMES; MYCTOPHUM PUNCTATUM; STOMIIFORMES; SYMBOLOPHORUS VERANYI;

EID: 84906788076     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2013.10.009     Document Type: Article

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