Modeling what we sample and sampling what we model: challenges for zooplankton model assessment

JD Everett, ME Baird, P Buchanan, C Bulman… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Zooplankton are the intermediate trophic level between phytoplankton and fish, and are an
important component of carbon and nutrient cycles, accounting for a large proportion of the …

Temperature dependence of fish performance in the wild: links with species biogeography and physiological thermal tolerance

NL Payne, JA Smith, DE van der Meulen… - Functional …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Temperature strongly regulates the distribution and fitness of ectotherms, and many studies
have measured the temperature dependence of physiological performance in controlled …

Modelling potential spawning habitat of sardine (Sardina pilchardus) and anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) in the Bay of Biscay

B Planque, E Bellier, P Lazure - Fisheries Oceanography, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Large amplitude variations in recruitment of small pelagic fish result from interactions
between a fluctuating environment and population dynamics processes such as spawning …

Pelagic ecology of a northern boundary current system: effects of upwelling on the production and distribution of sardine (Sardinops sagax), anchovy (Engraulis australis) and …

TM Ward, LJ McLeay, WF Dimmlich… - Fisheries …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Shelf waters of southern Australia support the world's only northern boundary current
ecosystem. Although there are some indications of intense nitrate enrichment in the eastern …

Otolith shape and elemental composition: Complementary tools for stock discrimination of mulloway (Argyrosomus japonicus) in southern Australia

GJ Ferguson, TM Ward, BM Gillanders - Fisheries Research, 2011 - Elsevier
Otolith based methods have the potential to discriminate between stocks, an important
requirement for sustainable management of fish. The abilities of two otolith based methods …

Increasing the precision of the daily egg production method; 2020's remix of a 1980's classic

TM Ward, GL Grammer, AR Ivey… - ICES Journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
This paper reviews application of the Daily Egg Production Method (DEPM) to sardine
(Sardinops sagax) off southern Australia between 1995 and 2019. Coefficients of variation …

Factors affecting the spawning period of sardine in two highly oligotrophic Seas

K Ganias, S Somarakis, C Koutsikopoulos, A Machias - Marine Biology, 2007 - Springer
Ovarian histology and weight dynamics of reproductive and somatic tissues were used to
investigate seasonality of spawning and factors affecting reproductive period in two E …

Integrated approach to determining stock structure: implications for fisheries management of sardine, Sardinops sagax, in Australian waters

C Izzo, TM Ward, AR Ivey, IM Suthers, J Stewart… - Reviews in Fish Biology …, 2017 - Springer
The stock structure of small pelagic fishes is difficult to determine due to their patchy
distribution and complex movement patterns. We integrate genetic, morphological, otolith …

Relationship between elemental concentration and age from otoliths of adult snapper (Pagrus auratus, Sparidae): implications for movement and stock structure

AJ Fowler, BM Gillanders, KC Hall - Marine and freshwater …, 2005 - CSIRO Publishing
The present study investigated the stock structure of snapper (Pagrus auratus) in South
Australia, and the extent to which this is influenced by adult movement. Fish from the 9+ age …

Spawning patterns of four species of predominantly temperate pelagic fishes in the sub-tropical waters of southern Queensland

TM Ward, J Staunton-Smith, S Hoyle… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2003 - Elsevier
The diverse pelagic fish assemblage of sub-tropical southern Queensland includes fishes
with predominantly temperate distributions, such as tailor Pomatomus saltatrix, sardine …