Belchier RM, Clemmessen C, Cortés D et al (2004) Recruitment studies: Manual on precision and
accuracy of tools. ICES Techniques in Marine Environmental Sciences No. 33: 35 pp
Blaxter JHS (1991) The effect of temperature on larval fishes. Neth J Zool 42(2–3):336–357
Bosc E, Bricaud A, Antoine D (2004) Seasonal and interannual variability in algal biomass and
primary production in the Mediterranean Sea, as derived from 4 years of Sea WiFS observations. Glob Biogeochem Cycles 18:GB1005. https://doi.org/10.1029/2003GB002034
Bradford MJ (1992) Precision of recruitment predictions from early life stages of marine fishes. Fish
Bull 90(3):439–453
Brochier T, Colas F, Lett C, Echevin V et al (2009) Small pelagic fish reproductive strategies in
upwelling systems: A natal homing evolutionary model to study environmental constraints.
Prog Oceanogr 83:261–269
Buckley LJ (1984) RNA-DNA ratio: an index of larval fish growth in the sea. Mar Biol 80:291–298
Camiñas JA, Cano N, Cortés D et al (1998) ‘Ecomálaga’: an ecosystem analysis of the Mediterranean coast around Malaga, Spain. J Coast Conserv 4:43–50
Campana SE, Neilson JD (1985) Microstructure of fish otoliths. Can J Fish Aquat Sci
42:1014–1032
Champalbert G (1996) Characteristics of zooplankton standing stock and communities in the
Western Mediterranean Sea: relations to hydrology. Sci Mar 60:97–113
Clemmessen C, Doan T (1996) Does otolith structure reflect the nutritional condition of a fish larva?
Comparison of otolith structure and biochemical index (RNAIDNA ratio) determined on cod
larvae. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 138(1–3):33–39
Clemmessen C (1994) The effect of food availability, age or size on the RNA/DNA ratio of
individually measured herring larvae: laboratory calibration. Mar Biol 118:377–382
Cole J, McGlade J (1988) Clupeoid population variability, the environment and satellite imagery in
coastal upwelling systems. Rev Fish Biol Fisheries 8:445–471
Conway DVP, Coombs SH, Fernández de Puelles ML, Tranter PRG (1994) Feeding of larval
sardine Sardina pilchardus (Walbaum) off the north coast of Spain. Bol Inst Esp Oceanogr
10:165–175
Cortés D (2006) Estudio de la variabilidad del estado nutricional medido mediante indicadores
bioquímicos de las larvas de sardina (Sardina pilchardus) del Mar de Alborán. PhD Thesis,
University of Vigo, Spain
Cury P, Bakun A, Crawford RJM et al (2000) Small pelagics in upwelling systems: patterns of
interaction and structural changes in “wasp-waist” ecosystems-ICES. J Mar Sci 57(3):603–618
Cury P, Roy C (1989) Optimal environmental window and pelagic fish recruitment success in
upwelling areas. Can J Fish Aqua Sci 46:670–680
Dee DP, Uppalaa SM, Simmonsa P et al (2011) The ERA-Interim reanalysis: configuration and
performance of the data assimilation system. QJR Meteorol Soc 137:553–597
Delgado M (1990) Phytoplankton distribution along the Spanish coast of the Alboran Sea. Sci Mar
54:169–178
Ferguson MM, Danzmann RG (1990) RNA/DNA ratios in white muscle as estimates of growth in
rainbow trout held at different temperatures. Can J Zoo 1(68):1494–1498
Fernandez de Puelles ML (1990) Evolución temporal de la biomasa zooplanctónica del mar Balear.
Bol Inst Esp Oceanogr 6:95–106
Folkvord A, Hunter JR (1986) Size-specific vulnerability of northern anchovy, Engraulis mordax,
larvae to predation by fishes. Fish Bull US 4:859–886
Folkvord A, Johannessen A, Moksness E (2004) Temperature-dependent otolith growth in Norwegian spring-spawning herring (Clupea harengus L.) larvae. Sarsia 89(5):297–310
García A (2006) Estudio sobre la variabilidad del crecimiento larvario de la sardina (Sardina
pilchardus, Walbaum) del Mar de Alboran. PhD Thesis, University of Vigo, Spain
García T, Baez JC, Baro J et al (2012) La pesca en el Mar de Alboran. IEO Techn Rep. https://doi.
org/10.13140/RG.2.1.3412.0160
García A, Camiñas JA (1985) Coastal variability of zooplankton biomass in the northwestern sector
of the Alboran Sea. Rapp Comm Int Mer Médit 29:309–310
514
A. García et al.
accuracy of tools. ICES Techniques in Marine Environmental Sciences No. 33: 35 pp
Blaxter JHS (1991) The effect of temperature on larval fishes. Neth J Zool 42(2–3):336–357
Bosc E, Bricaud A, Antoine D (2004) Seasonal and interannual variability in algal biomass and
primary production in the Mediterranean Sea, as derived from 4 years of Sea WiFS observations. Glob Biogeochem Cycles 18:GB1005. https://doi.org/10.1029/2003GB002034
Bradford MJ (1992) Precision of recruitment predictions from early life stages of marine fishes. Fish
Bull 90(3):439–453
Brochier T, Colas F, Lett C, Echevin V et al (2009) Small pelagic fish reproductive strategies in
upwelling systems: A natal homing evolutionary model to study environmental constraints.
Prog Oceanogr 83:261–269
Buckley LJ (1984) RNA-DNA ratio: an index of larval fish growth in the sea. Mar Biol 80:291–298
Camiñas JA, Cano N, Cortés D et al (1998) ‘Ecomálaga’: an ecosystem analysis of the Mediterranean coast around Malaga, Spain. J Coast Conserv 4:43–50
Campana SE, Neilson JD (1985) Microstructure of fish otoliths. Can J Fish Aquat Sci
42:1014–1032
Champalbert G (1996) Characteristics of zooplankton standing stock and communities in the
Western Mediterranean Sea: relations to hydrology. Sci Mar 60:97–113
Clemmessen C, Doan T (1996) Does otolith structure reflect the nutritional condition of a fish larva?
Comparison of otolith structure and biochemical index (RNAIDNA ratio) determined on cod
larvae. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 138(1–3):33–39
Clemmessen C (1994) The effect of food availability, age or size on the RNA/DNA ratio of
individually measured herring larvae: laboratory calibration. Mar Biol 118:377–382
Cole J, McGlade J (1988) Clupeoid population variability, the environment and satellite imagery in
coastal upwelling systems. Rev Fish Biol Fisheries 8:445–471
Conway DVP, Coombs SH, Fernández de Puelles ML, Tranter PRG (1994) Feeding of larval
sardine Sardina pilchardus (Walbaum) off the north coast of Spain. Bol Inst Esp Oceanogr
10:165–175
Cortés D (2006) Estudio de la variabilidad del estado nutricional medido mediante indicadores
bioquímicos de las larvas de sardina (Sardina pilchardus) del Mar de Alborán. PhD Thesis,
University of Vigo, Spain
Cury P, Bakun A, Crawford RJM et al (2000) Small pelagics in upwelling systems: patterns of
interaction and structural changes in “wasp-waist” ecosystems-ICES. J Mar Sci 57(3):603–618
Cury P, Roy C (1989) Optimal environmental window and pelagic fish recruitment success in
upwelling areas. Can J Fish Aqua Sci 46:670–680
Dee DP, Uppalaa SM, Simmonsa P et al (2011) The ERA-Interim reanalysis: configuration and
performance of the data assimilation system. QJR Meteorol Soc 137:553–597
Delgado M (1990) Phytoplankton distribution along the Spanish coast of the Alboran Sea. Sci Mar
54:169–178
Ferguson MM, Danzmann RG (1990) RNA/DNA ratios in white muscle as estimates of growth in
rainbow trout held at different temperatures. Can J Zoo 1(68):1494–1498
Fernandez de Puelles ML (1990) Evolución temporal de la biomasa zooplanctónica del mar Balear.
Bol Inst Esp Oceanogr 6:95–106
Folkvord A, Hunter JR (1986) Size-specific vulnerability of northern anchovy, Engraulis mordax,
larvae to predation by fishes. Fish Bull US 4:859–886
Folkvord A, Johannessen A, Moksness E (2004) Temperature-dependent otolith growth in Norwegian spring-spawning herring (Clupea harengus L.) larvae. Sarsia 89(5):297–310
García A (2006) Estudio sobre la variabilidad del crecimiento larvario de la sardina (Sardina
pilchardus, Walbaum) del Mar de Alboran. PhD Thesis, University of Vigo, Spain
García T, Baez JC, Baro J et al (2012) La pesca en el Mar de Alboran. IEO Techn Rep. https://doi.
org/10.13140/RG.2.1.3412.0160
García A, Camiñas JA (1985) Coastal variability of zooplankton biomass in the northwestern sector
of the Alboran Sea. Rapp Comm Int Mer Médit 29:309–310
514
A. García et al.