Some of most used indicators in marine ecology are nucleic acid-derived indices. They can
be divided by target levels in three groups: 1) at the organism level as ecophysiologic …

This paper reviews relevant investigations conducted in the Western Iberia Upwelling
Ecosystem (WIUE) on the dynamics of small pelagic fish (SPF), its relationship to climate …

This important and informative new book outlines and discusses details of the basic
principles and methods that are central to any study of fish condition, from a fish ecology and …

Nucleic acid analysis has provided useful tools to study recent growth and mortality of young
fishes and their responses to environmental variability. The ratio of RNA–DNA (R/D) has …

A hydrographic and ichthyoplanktonic survey was conducted on the western Iberia
Peninsula shelf-slope, with the objective of assessing the influence of wind-driven flow on …

Abstract Sardine (Sardina pilchardus, Walbaum, 1792) and anchovy (Engraulis
encrasicolus, Linnaeus, 1758) are two commercially important coastal pelagic species. The …

The objective of this study was to evaluate how inter-annual changes in the volume of
freshwater input and water parameters (salinity, temperature, major dissolved nutrients …

Fish recruitment varies widely between years but much of this variability cannot be
explained by most models of fish population dynamics. In this review, I examine the role of …

Several new approaches for measuring zooplankton growth and production rates have been
developed since the publication of the ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the …

The Sense Acuity and Behavioral (SAAB) Hypothesis proposes that the swimming
capabilities and sensorial acuity of temperate fish larvae allows them to find and swim …