Factors regulating early life history dispersal of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) from coastal Newfoundland.

To understand coastal dispersal dynamics of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua), we examined spatiotemporal egg and larval abundance patterns in coastal Newfoundland. In recent decades, Smith Sound, Trinity Bay has supported the largest known overwintering spawning aggregation of Atlantic cod in the region....

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Main Authors: Ryan R E Stanley, Brad deYoung, Paul V R Snelgrove, Robert S Gregory
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3776752?pdf=render