Unveiling the Relationship Between Sea Surface Hydrographic Patterns and Tuna Larval Distribution in the Central Mediterranean Sea

Unveiling the Relationship Between Sea Surface Hydrographic Patterns and Tuna Larval Distribution in the Central Mediterranean Sea

Thunnus thynnus (Atlantic bluefin tuna, ABT) and other tuna species reproduce in the Mediterranean Sea during the summer period. Despite the Central Mediterranean Sea, the Strait of Sicily in particular, being a key spawning site for many tuna species, little is known on the effects of oceanographic...

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Main Authors: Stefania Russo, Marco Torri, Bernardo Patti, Patricia Reglero, Diego Álvarez-Berastegui, Angela Cuttitta, Gianluca Sarà
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
Thunnus thynnus
Auxis rochei
Thunnus alalunga
multivariate statistical analysis
spawning
ichthyoplankton
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.708775/full

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