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Citation: Hillis, J.P. 1974 Field observations on larvae of the Dublin Bay prawn Nephrops norvegicus (L.) in the western Irish Sea. Irish Fisheries Investigations 13B: 1-24


Number of Pages: 24

Keywords: Crustacea, Decapoda, Ecology, Fauna, Irish Sea, Marine, Plankton, Population, Temperature

Abstract: Paper presents results from survey cruises in the western Irish Sea from 1969 to 1971 investigating the occurrence and distributional patterns of Nephrops norvegicus larvae. Environmental factors such as light and temperature which may affect distribution are also investigated.