Aggregations of bluefish Pomatomus saltatrix (L.) at Mediterranean coastal fish farms: seasonal presence, daily patterns and influence of farming activity

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 499-510

  Arechavala Lopez, Pablo ^a,b   Izquierdo Gomez, David ^a   Uglem, Ingebrigt ^b   Sanchez Jerez, Pablo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Circadian rhythm; Fish aggregation; Swimming depth; Telemetry; Temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939894888     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: 15735133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-014-0280-5     Document Type: Article

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